HyperDic: paper_plant

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

English > *paper plant*: 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 reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, 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