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pa·py·rus
 papyrus
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- pronunciation:
- p
paI
rs
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noun |
| inflections: |
papyri, papyruses |
| definition 1: |
a tall water plant of the Nile valley in Egypt grown as an ornamental plant and once used to make a material like paper.
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| definition 2: |
a kind of paper that was made in ancient Egypt from the crushed and pressed stems of this plant.
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| related words: |
paper |
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