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papyrus noun & adjective. LME.
[Latin from Greek papuros paper-reed, of unkn. origin. Cf. PAPER noun & adjective.]
A. noun. Pl. -ri .
An aquatic plant of the sedge family, Cyperus papyrus, with stems up to 10 feet high bearing spikelets in a very large terminal umbel, formerly abundant in Egypt and the source of the writing material papyrus. Also called paper-reed. LME.
Material in the form of thin sheets made from fine slices or strips of the stem of the papyrus plant soaked in water, pressed together, and dried, used as writing-material by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, etc. E18.
An ancient manuscript or document written on this. E19.
b. adjective. Made or consisting of papyrus. L19.