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Papyrus

nounid 110732·updated May 18, 2026
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tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

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Variants

synonym
paper plantpaper rush
plural
Papyri
possessive
Papyrus's
pluralpossessive
Papyri's

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a document written on papyrus
§2
tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
§3
paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat

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