单词 | papyrus |
释义 | Word Frequency papyrus(pəˈpaɪrəs) nounWord forms: plural -ri (-raɪ) or -ruses 1. a tall aquatic cyperaceous plant, Cyperus papyrus, of S Europe and N and central Africa with small green-stalked flowers arranged like umbrella spokes around the stem top 2. a kind of paper made from the stem pith of this plant, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 3. an ancient document written on this paper Word origin C14: via Latin from Greek papūros reed used in making paper |
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