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Definition of Papyrus
1. Noun. Paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans.
2. Noun. Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times.
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus
3. Noun. A document written on papyrus.
Definition of Papyrus
1. n. 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.
Definition of Papyrus
1. a tall aquatic plant [n -RUSES or -RI] : PAPYRAL, PAPYRIAN, PAPYRINE [adj]
Medical Definition of Papyrus
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Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Paper.
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