noun
tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
• Syn: ↑papyrus, ↑Egyptian paper reed, ↑Egyptian paper rush, ↑paper rush, ↑Cyperus papyrus
• Hypernyms: ↑sedge
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperus, ↑genus Cyperus
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noun or paper reed or paper rush : papyrus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.