papyrus

noun

1. a document written on papyrus

2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

Synonym: Egyptian paper reedEgyptian paper rushpaper rushpaper plantCyperus papyrus

3. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat
used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

1. （非洲的）纸莎草
Papyrus is a tall water plant that grows in Africa.

2. （古代埃及、罗马和希腊用的）纸莎草纸
Papyrus is a type of paper made from papyrus stems that was used in ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece.

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3. （写在纸莎草纸上的）古代文献
A papyrus is an ancient document that is written on papyrus.

1. 纸草书：埃及在波斯帝国时代以及继亚历山大远征后开始的希腊化时代,留下了不少纸草书 (papyrus)文献和墓葬, 现代学者们从这些纸草书和墓室的壁画中, 发现许多巴比伦星占学进 入埃及的证据.比如,有些墓室顶上绘着算命天宫图(当然是它的早期形式).还有记载星占 之学的纸草书,

2. papyrus

2. 莎草纸：[[古埃及|古埃及人]][[莎草纸]](papyrus)和中国纸的最大区别,在与莎草纸只将莎草片粘连而成,莎草纤维并未分解,纤维的排列仍然保留自然的次序;中国纸中纤维既不同于植物界纤维的有序排列,又不同于纺织品的几何排列,而是无规交叉的排列.