Egyptian paper reed

Egyptian paper reed
noun
tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
Hypernyms: ↑sedge
Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperus, ↑genus Cyperus

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  • Egyptian paper rush — noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times • Syn: ↑papyrus, ↑Egyptian paper reed, ↑paper rush, ↑paper plant, ↑Cyperus papyrus • Hypernyms: ↑sedge …   Useful english dictionary

  • paper plant — noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times • Syn: ↑papyrus, ↑Egyptian paper reed, ↑Egyptian paper rush, ↑paper rush, ↑Cyperus papyrus • Hypernyms: ↑sedge …   Useful english dictionary

  • paper rush — noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times • Syn: ↑papyrus, ↑Egyptian paper reed, ↑Egyptian paper rush, ↑paper plant, ↑Cyperus papyrus • Hypernyms: ↑sedge …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Cyperus papyrus — noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times • Syn: ↑papyrus, ↑Egyptian paper reed, ↑Egyptian paper rush, ↑paper rush, ↑paper plant • Hypernyms: ↑sedge …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Cyperus — noun type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions • Syn: ↑Cyperus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus, ↑Cyperaceae, ↑family Cyperaceae, ↑sedge family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cyperus papyrus — This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Papyrus. Cyperus papyrus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible     Plants in the Bible      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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