papyrus
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/pəˈpaɪɹəs/
Definition of papyrus
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
- (uncountable, usually)A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
- (countable, usually)A scroll or document written on papyrus.
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Etymology
From Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.
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