papyrus

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
2. (uncountable, usually) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
3. (countable, usually) A scroll or document written on papyrus.

Synonyms

Egyptian paper reed

Egyptian paper rush

paper plant

paper rush

Cyperus papyrus

bulrush

Egyptian reed

cattail

reed

scroll

📜

giant egyptian papyrus

Translations

papyrus

Papyrus

papiro

papiro

papiro

papyrus

papir

πάπυρος

papyrus

Papyrusstaude

Echter Papyrus

papirüs

Cyperus papyrus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: papirus

In summary

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