Search Result:papyrus
KK Pronunciation
〔 pәˋpaIrәs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 pәˊpaiәrәs 〕
Overview of noun papyrus
The noun papyrus has 3 senses
- papyrus -- (paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans)
- papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus -- (tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times)
- papyrus -- (a document written on papyrus)