Definition of Papyrus
Pa`py´rus
n.
1.
(Bot.)
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
.
2.
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
.
3.
A
manuscript
written
on
papyrus
;
esp
.,
pl
.
,
written
scrolls
made
of
papyrus
;
as
,
the
papyri
of
Egypt
or
Herculaneum
.
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