GRE Word List

PAPYRUS

a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley

The meaning of the word papyrus is a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley.

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poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
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arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
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