English noun: Cyperus papyrus | |||
1. | Cyperus papyrus (plant) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times | ||
Synonyms | Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sedge | ||
Member meronym | Cyperus, genus Cyperus | ||