| NOUN | substance | papyrus | paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat |
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| plant | papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus | tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times | |
| communication | papyrus | a document written on papyrus |
| Meaning | paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans. | |
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| Broader | paper | A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses |
| Spanish | papiro | |
| Catalan | papir | |
| Meaning | tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times. | |
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| Synonyms | Egyptian paper reed, 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 | |
| Meaning | A document written on papyrus. | |
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| Broader | document, written document, papers | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| Spanish | papiro | |
| Catalan | papir | |
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