Offal /ËÉfÉl/ , also called variety meats or organ meats, refers to the internal organs and entrails of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but includes most internal organs excluding muscle and bone.
The noun PAPYRUS has 3 senses: 1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans. 2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times. 3. a document written on papyrus. Familiarity information: PAPYRUS used as a noun is uncommon.
C14: via Latin from Greek papÅ«ros reed used in making paper. Word Origin and History for papyrus Expand. n. late 14c., from Latin papyrus the paper plant, paper made from it, from Greek papyros any plant of the paper plant genus, said to be of Egyptian origin. Proper plural is papyri.