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.
1 volume - Originally the name of a scroll or roll of papyrus, from Latin volvere, to roll up.. 2  bible - Derived from biblios, the name for the papyrus produced in the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos.  schedule - Goes back to Greek skhede, for leaf of papyrus; it started out meaning a ticket or a brief note.