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   Papyrus
   (Cyperus) These tender, aquatic perennials are grown for their decorative foliage. They are natives of Palestine, Brazil, S. Africa, Europe and North America. C. alternifolius (Umbrella Plant; Nile Grass) produces clumps of long stems, 1 to 3 feet normally, but up to 5 feet in excellent conditions; these are crowned with long, slender, radiating, dark green leaves like an umbrella, thus the common name. Its variety, variegatus, has green and white leaves. Small, brown or green, fuzzy flowers are...
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   Papyrus
   The main Egyptian writing material, and an important export. The earliest papyrus dates to the Ist Dynasty, the latest to the Islamic Period. Oddly enough, the papyrus plant became extinct in Egypt, being reintroduced in the 1960's, it is now an important link in the tourist trade. Sheets were made by cutting the stem of the plant into strips. These strips were soaked in several baths to remove some of the sugar and starches. These strips were then laid in rows horizontally and vertically. Then it was beaten together, activating the plant's natural starches and forming a glue that bound the sheet together. Separate sheets were glued together to form a roll.
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   Papyrus
   Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is a tall aquatic plant of the sedge family native to the Nile valley in Egypt.
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   papyrus
   [n] - paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat 2. [n] - tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times 3. [n] - a document written on papyrus
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   papyrus
   Type of paper made by the ancient Egyptians. Typically papyrus was made by gluing together some 20 sheets of the pith of the papyrus or paper reed plant Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae. These...
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   papyrus
   A kind of paper made from a tall reed (also called papyrus) that grew in Egypt along the River Nile. The quality varied, however the best came from the middle of the papyrus pith. Before a sheet could be written on, it went through 4 stages of preparation: - with the outer rind of the papyrus reed removed, the papyrus core was cut into strips and s...
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   Papyrus
   An aquatic plant found in northern Africa. Although papyrus is considered to be the first paper, it's not, in the strict definition of the word, paper (which is a matter web of individual fibers). Rather, peeling the plant, which is constructed like an onion, and placing one layer on top of another made early papyrus “paper�. The natural juices act...
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   Papyrus
   Pa·py'rus noun ; plural Papyri . [ Latin , from Greek .... See Paper .] 1. (Botany) 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 ...
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   papyrus
   Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Paper. ... 1. <botany> 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 ...
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    papyrus
    Egyptian paper reed noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
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    papyrus
    noun paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
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    Papyrus
    `Papyrus` is an early form of thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, `Cyperus papyrus`, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. Papyrus usually grows 2-3 meters (5-9 ft) tall, although some have reached as high as 5 meters (15 ft). Papyrus is first known to have been used in ancient Egypt (at least as far back as the First dynasty), but it was also widely used throughout the Mediterranean...
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    Papyrus
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were ...
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    papyrus
    (from the article `papyrus`) writing material of ancient times and also the plant from which it was derived, Cyperus papyrus (family Cyperaceae), also called paper plant. The ... ...of Apuy at Thebes. Garlands and wreaths, floral headdresses, and collars were woven. Because of the formalized rules of Egyptian art, the lotus ... Papy...
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    papyrus
    writing material of ancient times and also the plant from which it was derived, Cyperus papyrus (family Cyperaceae), also called paper plant. The ... [13 related articles]
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    papyrus
    papyrus 1. An aquatic plant of the sedge family, the paper reed or paper rush (Cyperus Papyrus or Papyrus antiquorum), with a creeping rootstock which sends up stems from eight to ten feet high, bearing spikelets of flowers, resembling umbrellas, on long stalks in a large cluster at the top; formerly abundant in Egypt, and the source of the writing materia...
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    papyrus
    papyrus (pupī'rus) , a sedge (Cyperus papyrus), now almost extinct in Egypt but so universally used there in antiquity as to be the hieroglyphic symbol for Lower Egypt and a common motif in art. The roots were used as fuel; the pith was eaten. The stem was employed for sandals, boats, twin...
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