Papyrus
Word | PAPYRUS |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | pa py rus |
Pronunciations | /pəˈpaɪɹəs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Papyrus"
What do we mean by papyrus?
An aquatic sedge (Cyperus papyrus) native to Africa, having a tall stem and an umbellate inflorescence with numerous arching rays. 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
A document written on this material. 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
An ancient scroll, book, or other document, or a fragment of the same, written on papyrus. noun
A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. noun
The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed. noun
A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus. noun
A plant in the sedge family, Cyperus papyrus, native to the Nile river valley. noun
A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant. noun
A scroll or document written on papyrus. noun
Paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans noun
A document written on papyrus noun
Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times noun
(usually uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley.
(usually uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
A scroll or document written on papyrus.
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