名詞 papyrus:

1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
   同義詞：Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
3. a document written on papyrus

pa.py.rus

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pa.py.rus.es 或 pa.py.ri [-ro.]
A tall, aquatic, Mediterranean sedge(Cyperus papyrus) having numerous drooping rays grouped in umbels. Also called Egyptian paper rush ,paper plant
紙莎草：一種高的地中海水生莎草（紙莎草 莎草屬） ，有很多下垂的成傘狀花序排列的舌狀花 也作 Egyptian paper rush,paper plant

A material on which to write made from the pith or the stems of this sedge, used especially by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
紙莎草紙：一種由這種蘆葦?shù)那o或髓制成的書寫材料，尤其為古代埃及人、希臘人和羅馬人使用
A document written on this material.
紙莎紙卷軸：寫在這種材料上的文獻

來源：
Middle English papirus
中古英語 papirus
from Latin paptrus
源自 拉丁語 paptrus
from Greek papuros
源自 希臘語 papuros