papyrus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
papyrus
n.
paper reed, tall water plant of Egypt; writing material made from the tissue of the papyrus plant; ancient document written on papyrus
Papyrus
The word
papyrus refers to a thick
paper-like material made from the
pith of the papyrus plant,
Cyperus papyrus.
Papyrus can also refer to a document written on sheets of papyrus joined together side by side and rolled up into a
scroll, an early form of a book. The plural for such documents is papyri.
papyrus
Noun
1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
(hypernym) paper
2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
(synonym) Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
(hypernym) sedge
(member-holonym) Cyperus, genus Cyperus
3. a document written on papyrus
(hypernym) document, written document, papers
Papyrus (der)
nm.
papyrus, paper reed, tall water plant of Egypt; writing material made from the tissue of the papyrus plant; ancient document written on papyrus
papyrus
nm.
papyrus, paper reed, tall water plant of Egypt; writing material made from the tissue of the papyrus plant; ancient document written on papyrus
