HyperDic: egyptian_paper_reed

English > 1 sense of the expression *Egyptian paper reed*:
NOUN	plant	Egyptian paper reed, papyrus, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus	tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

English > *Egyptian paper reed*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times.
Synonyms	papyrus, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
Member of	Cyperus, genus Cyperus	type genus of Cyperaceae
Broader	sedge	grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Spanish	papiro
Catalan	papir