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papyrus n. 纸草,草制成之纸 纸草,草制成之纸 papyrus n 1: paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans 2: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [ synonym: { papyrus}, { Egyptian paper reed}, { Egyptian paper rush}, { paper rush}, { paper plant}, { Cyperus papyrus}] 3: a document written on papyrusPapyrus \ Pa* py" rus\, n.; pl. { Papyri}. [ L., fr. Gr. pa` pyros. See { Paper}.] 1. ( Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ({ Cyperus Papyrus}) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum. [ 1913 Webster]
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