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papyrus

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Noun

a document written on papyrus

tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

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Synonyms:
Egyptian paper reed Egyptian paper rush paper rush paper plant Cyperus papyrus

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Words contain "papyrus" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
papyrus cyperaceae family cyperaceae sedge family byblos palimpsest nag hammadi library nag hammadi

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