papyrus
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- noun
- /pəˈpaɪrəs/
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papiro
- The Egyptians processed beeswax and papyrus into candles.
- papyrus swamp
Examples
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It was in the papyrus reeds behind the pyramids.
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Then we persuaded the National Geographic Society to give us a grant to collect sediment cores from papyrus swamps adjacent to the archaeological sites I had been investigating.
Academic text (2006) -
Nothing but grass and papyrus as far as you can see.
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There were the old wheel tracks and the game trails to and from the papyrus swamp.
Fiction book (2000) -
Papyrus and palms line the banks, and monkeys and men are equally numerous.
Academic text (2007) -
Farther down the road was a concrete bridge and a black-water creek with banks of papyrus and swamp iris.
Fiction book (1991) -
Along the walls inside are magnificent carvings of everyday life: men wading in water to collect papyrus and village women going about their tasks.
Academic text (2006) -
The temple facade is ornamented by the Egyptian design of twinned papyrus blossoms.
Academic text (1993) -
Guides often bring travelers through the Marimbus Marsh, a maze of rills between stands of papyrus and water hyacinth, to swim in the waterfall.
Academic text (2007) -
The ancient Egyptians used papyrus to create scrolls for writing important texts.
Synonyms
A tall water plant like grass from the Nile whose stems were used to make paper in ancient Egypt
A tall marsh plant people use to make papyrus
A tall plant from the Nile valley with strong stems used to make paper and mats
A tall plant from the Nile whose stems were used long ago to make papyrus
A tall marsh plant by the Nile whose stems are used to make paper
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall water plant like grass from the Nile whose stems were used to make paper in ancient Egypt
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Papyrus comes from ancient Egyptian and Greek words for the tall water plant that grew by the Nile, whose long stems people used for ropes and for making writing sheets. So papyrus can mean that plant itself.