papyrus(plant)

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• Papyrus — (IPA|/pəˈpaɪrəs/) (Rhymes: )is a thick paper like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus , a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. Papyrus usually grow 2–3 meters (5–9 ft) tall. Papyrus is …   Wikipedia

• papyrus — papyral, papyrian /peuh pir ee euhn/, papyrine /peuh puy rin/, adj. papyritious /pap euh rish euhs/, adj. /peuh puy reuhs/, n., pl. papyri / puy ruy, ree/, papyruses. 1. a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the… …   Universalium

• Papyrus stem (hieroglyph) — The ancient Egyptian papyrus stem is one of the oldest language hieroglyphs from Ancient Egypt. Along with the hieroglyph for the Papyrus clump , a symbol of the Nile god Hapy, it is one of the foundation hieroglyphs at the core of the history of …   Wikipedia

• papyrus — noun /pəˈpaɪrəs/ a) A plant in the sedge family, Cyperus papyrus, native to the Nile river valley. b) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant. See Also: papyrology, papyrologist …   Wiktionary

• papyrus — pa·py·rus || pÉ™ paɪrÉ™s n. paper reed, tall water plant of Egypt; writing material made from the tissue of the papyrus plant; ancient document written on papyrus …   English contemporary dictionary

• papyrus — noun (plural papyri or papyruses) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin more at paper Date: 14th century 1. a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley 2. the pith of the papyrus plant especially when made into strips and pressed… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Papyrus — Pa*py rus, n.; pl. {Papyri}. [L., fr. Gr. pa pyros. See {Paper}.] 1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ({Cyperus Papyrus}) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• papyrus —    papyrus plantAn ancestor to modern papers, see thumbnail to rightpapyrus was used especially by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. A papyrus can also be a document or drawing produced on papyrus. The plural form of the word is papyri.… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• papyrus — [pə pī′rəs] n. pl. papyri [pə pī′rī΄] or papyruses [ME papirus < L papyrus < Gr papyros, prob. < Coptic paparo < ? Egypt pʾ n pr ʿʾ, that of the pharaoh] 1. a tall water plant (Cyperus papyrus) of the sedge family, abundant in the… …   English World dictionary

• papyrus — (n.) late 14c., from L. papyrus the paper plant, paper made from it, from Gk. papyros any plant of the paper plant genus, said to be of Egyptian origin. Proper plural is papyri …   Etymology dictionary

• papyrus — ► NOUN (pl. papyri or papyruses) 1) a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used for writing or painting on. 2) the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus was obtained. ORIGIN Greek papuros …   English terms dictionary