Function: noun
Etymology: from its resemblance to paper made from rice straw
Date: 1822
: a thin papery material made from the pith of a small Asian tree or shrub ( Tetrapanax papyriferum ) of the ginseng family
Function: noun
Etymology: from its resemblance to paper made from rice straw
Date: 1822
: a thin papery material made from the pith of a small Asian tree or shrub ( Tetrapanax papyriferum ) of the ginseng family
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012