papyrus
papyrus
[pəˈpʌɪrəs]
(pl. papyri -rʌɪ, -riː 或 papyruses)
[mass noun]
[pəˈpʌɪrəs]
(pl. papyri -rʌɪ, -riː 或 papyruses)
[mass noun]
- a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making articles such as rope, sandals, and boats
（古代）纸（莎）草材料
■[count noun]a document written on papyrus
（纸草纸上的）古代文献 - the tall aquatic sedge from which this material is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley
纸莎草 - Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae
拉丁名Cyperus papyrus，莎草科
- late Middle English (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent
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