Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Cyperus | Yes | No | No | No |
papyrus | Yes | No | No | No |
Cyperus (noun) | papyrus (noun) |
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type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions | a document written on papyrus |
tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times | |
paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans |