papyral

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• papyrus — papyral, papyrian /peuh pir ee euhn/, papyrine /peuh puy rin/, adj. papyritious /pap euh rish euhs/, adj. /peuh puy reuhs/, n., pl. papyri / puy ruy, ree/, papyruses. 1. a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the… …   Universalium

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