HyperDic: egyptian_paper_reed

English > 1 sense of the expression Egyptian paper reed:
NOUNplantEgyptian paper reed, papyrus, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrustall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
English > Egyptian paper reed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times.
Synonymspapyrus, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
Member ofCyperus, genus Cyperustype genus of Cyperaceae
Broadersedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Spanishpapiro
Catalanpapir

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