[ pə'pʌɪrəs ]
■ noun ( plural papyri -rʌɪ , -ri: or ~es )
1》 a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant and used in the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on.
2》 the tall aquatic sedge from which ~ is obtained. [ Cyperus ~ .]
Derivatives
papyrological adjective
papyrologist noun
papyrology noun
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk papuros .