papyrus
noun /pəˈpaɪrəs/
/pəˈpaɪrəs/
(plural papyri
/pəˈpaɪriː/
/pəˈpaɪriː/
)- [uncountable] a tall plant with thick stems that grows in water, especially in Africa
纸莎草 - [uncountable] paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant, used in ancient Egypt for writing and drawing on
（古埃及用的）纸莎草纸 - [countable] a document or piece of paper made of papyrus
（写在纸莎草纸上的）文献，文稿
词源late Middle English (in sense (1)): via Latin from Greek papuros. Senses 2 and 3 date from the early 18th cent.