Traditional Chinese Meaning of papyrus
紙莎草
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Definitions and Meaning of papyrus in English
papyrus (n)
paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
a document written on papyrus
papyrus (n.)
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.
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.
A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
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紙莎草
paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans, tall sedge of the Nile valley y
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papyrography => 紙莎草紙雕刻, papyrograph => [蠟紙印刷], papyrine => 紙草狀的, papyri => 紙莎草紙, papyrean => 紙質的,
