papyrus

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Writing-paper made of the papyrus is as old as the Pyramids.

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  1. noun A tall, aquatic, Mediterranean sedge (Cyperus papyrus) having numerous drooping rays grouped in umbels. Also called Egyptian paper rush, paper plant.
  2. noun A material on which to write made from the pith or the stems of this sedge, used especially by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
  3. noun A document written on this material.

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  1. Middle English papirus, from Latin papȳrus, from Greek papūros.

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  1. In Middle English papyre, from Old French papyre (French papyrus) = Spanish Italian papiro = Portuguese papyro, from Latin papy¯rus, from Greek πάπυρος, the papyrus, a kind of rush formerly growing largely in Egypt (see def.). Hence ult. paper.
 

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/pəˈpaɪrəs/
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