papyrus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed. uncountable,usually
  2. A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant. uncountable,usually
  3. A scroll or document written on papyrus. countable,usually

词形变化

papyri plural papyruses plural papyr alternative

词源

From Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.
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