papyr

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A form of papyrus — A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.

OriginLatin papȳrus →
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Meanings

nounpapyr (uncountable)
  1. alternativeobsoleteuncountableAlternative form of papyrus.

    But afterwards, for that the boates and veſſels uſed upon this ſea in the paſſage thither, were made and wound of papyr reeds like thoſe of the river Nilus, […]

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book VI.] The Iland Taprobane.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 1st tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 129

Origin

  1. Latinpapȳrus
  2. Englishpapyr

From Latin papȳrus.

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APA

papyr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyr

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papyr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyr.

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