'Papyrus' definitions:
Definition of 'papyrus'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus]
noun
A document written on papyrus
Definition of 'Papyrus'
From: GCIDE
- Papyrus \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]