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パピルス — meaning in English

papirusu

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English meaning

  • papyrus noun A tall reed-like plant that grows along the Nile, once used to make an early writing material.

Senses

パピルス is used for these senses in English:

  • papyrus (usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
  • papyrus (usually, uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.

papyrus — full definition

  1. noun A tall reed-like plant that grows along the Nile, once used to make an early writing material.
  2. noun A paper-like writing material made from this plant, or an ancient document written on it.

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