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PAPYRUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Cyperus papyrus
Latin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cyperus papyrus
Latin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cyperus papyrus
Latin
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Record 2 2005-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

[A] type of matted sheet made by the Egyptians from the layers of papyrus, a species of rush growing in North Africa.

OBS

[The] papyrus was an ancestor of paper [which] derived its name from it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Feuille fabriquée par les anciens Égyptiens à partir de lamelles minces détachées de la tige de cette plante et collées les unes aux autres.

Spanish

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