Papyrus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Related Words 2 Latin 2.1 Noun

English

Noun

papyrus (Plural: papyri or papyruses)

1. A plant in the sedge family, Cyperus papyrus, native to the Nile river valley.
2. A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
3. A scroll or document written on papyrus.

Translations

• German: Papyrus m. (1,2,3) , Echter Papyrus m. (1), Papyrusstaude f. (1)

Related Words

• papyrology
• papyrologist

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Latin

Noun

papȳrus, -i m, f

1. papyrus

fr:papyrus io:papyrus fi:papyrus