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Showing words for PAPYRUS using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Papyrus

papyrus

6 Letter Words for Papyrus

appuys

5 Letter Words for Papyrus

appuy, papyr, parps, parus, paspy, praus, prays, purpy, pursy, pyrus, raspy, sappy, saury, spary, spray, supra, surya, syrup, yapps, yaups

4 Letter Words for Papyrus

apps, apsu, apus, aspy, ayus, paps, parp, pars, paup, pays, prau, pray, prys, pupa, pups, purs, puya, puys, pyas, raps, rasp, rays, rupa, rusa, ryas, saur, spar, spay, spry, spur, supa, supp, supr, sura, upas, upsy, urps, ursa, usar, yapp, yaps, yaup, yups

3 Letter Words for Papyrus

app, apr, ars, aru, ary, asp, ayr, ays, ayu, pap, par, pas, pau, pay, ppa, ppr, pps, prp, prs, pry, pua, pup, pur, pus, puy, pya, pyr, rap, ras, ray, rps, rya, sap, sar, sau, say, spa, spp, spy, sup, sur, syr, ups, ura, urp, urs, usa, yap, yar, yas, yrs, yup, yus

Definitions for Papyrus

[1] a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the Nile valley: the Egyptian subspecies, C. papyrus hadidii, thought to be common in ancient times, now occurs only in several sites.
[2] a material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
[3] an ancient document, manuscript, or scroll written on this material.
[4] a tall aquatic cyperaceous plant, Cyperus papyrus, of S Europe and N and central Africa with small green-stalked flowers arranged like umbrella spokes around the stem top
[5] a kind of paper made from the stem pith of this plant, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans
[6] an ancient document written on this paper

Words related to Papyrus

sheet, poster, note, pad, stationery, card, streamer, rag, parchment, vellum, tissue, newsprint, letterhead, diploma, paper, scroll, palimpsest, sheepskin, schedule, list

Words nearby Papyrus

papulosis, papulosquamous, papulovesicular, papyraceous, papyrology, papyrus, par, par avion, par excellence, par for the course, par value

Origin of Papyrus

1350–1400; Middle English papirus < Latin papȳrus < Greek pápȳros

Other words from Papyrus

pa·py·ral , pa·pyr·i·an [puh -pir -ee-uh n] /pəˈpɪr i ən/ , pa·py·rine [puh -pahy -rin] /pəˈpaɪ rɪn/ , adjective
pap·y·ri·tious [pap-uh -rish -uh s] /ˌpæp əˈrɪʃ əs/ , adjective

Word origin for Papyrus

C14: via Latin from Greek papūros reed used in making paper

Synonyms for Papyrus

card, note, pad, poster, sheet, stationery, letterhead, newsprint, parchment, rag, tissue, vellum, filing card, note card, note pad, onion skin