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Word: Papyrus
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in papyrus (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century
pəˈpʌɪrəs
a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making articles such as rope
Short Definition:material prepared in ancient Egypt from pithy stem of water plant
Examples:- the text was preserved, probably on papyrus
- a papyrus scroll
the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley.
Short Definition:aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained
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