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English noun: papyrus | |||
| 1. | papyrus (substance) paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | paper | ||
| 2. | papyrus (plant) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times | ||
| Synonyms | Cyperus papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sedge | ||
| Member meronym | Cyperus, genus Cyperus | ||
| 3. | papyrus (communication) a document written on papyrus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | document, papers, written document | ||
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