![]() ![]() noun countable A scroll or document written on papyrus.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.noun A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.noun A plant in the sedge family, Cyperus papyrus, native to the Nile river valley.noun A manuscript written on papyrus esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed. noun The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote.The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. noun (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ( Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc.noun An ancient scroll, book, or other document, or a fragment of the same, written on papyrus.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun The paper -reed or -rush, Cyperus Papyrus ( Papyrus antiquorum), abounding on marshy river-banks in Abyssinia, Palestine, and Sicily, now almost extinct in Egypt.noun A document written on this material.noun A material made from the pith or the stems of this sedge, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans especially to write or paint on.noun An aquatic sedge (Cyperus papyrus) native to Africa, having a tall stem and an umbellate inflorescence with numerous arching rays.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. ![]()
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