Meaning

noun paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

noun a document written on papyrus

originFrom Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.

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