Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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papyrus | Yes | No | No | No |
genus Cyperus | Yes | No | No | No |
papyrus (noun) | genus Cyperus (noun) |
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a document written on papyrus | type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions |
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 |