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noun (papyri, pl2=papyruses)
  1. A plant in the sedge family, Cyperus papyrus, native to the Nile river valley.
  2. A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
  3. A scroll or document written on papyrus.
Translations: 
  • German: Papyrus
Etymology: From Latin papyrusLatin, papyrus, from Greek "paper-reed", of unknown origin.


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