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/ruys"pay'peuhr/an Asian shrub or small tree, Tetrapanax papyriferus, of the ginseng family, the pith of which is used in making rice paper. Also called rice-paper plant.
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rice-paper tree — noun or rice paper plant : a small Asiatic tree or shrub (Tetrapanax papyriferum) of the family Araliaceae widely cultivated in China and Japan and having large leaves with five to seven lobes, small white flowers, and stems with pith from which… … Useful english dictionary
rice paper — noun a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice paper tree • Hypernyms: ↑paper * * * noun [noncount] 1 : a type of thin paper that is made from an Asian plant 2 : a food that looks like paper and that is used for wrapping other … Useful english dictionary
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Rice paper — usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. However, the term is also loosely used for paper made from or containing other plants, like hemp, bamboo or mulberry.Rice paper plantIn Europe, around the… … Wikipedia
rice-paper plant — [rīs′pā΄pər] n. a shrubby plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus) of the ginseng family: see RICE PAPER * * * ▪ plant (species Tetrapanax papyriferum), shrub or small tree of the ginseng family (Araliaceae), native to southern China and Taiwan. It is the … Universalium
rice paper — noun Etymology: from its resemblance to paper made from rice straw Date: 1822 a thin papery material made from the pith of a small Asian tree or shrub (Tetrapanax papyriferum) of the ginseng family … New Collegiate Dictionary
rice-paperplant — rice pa·per plant (rīsʹpā pər) n. A Chinese shrub or small tree (Tetrapanax papyriferus) grown as a source of fiber for rice paper. Also called rice paper tree. * * * … Universalium
rice-pa|per tree — rice pa|per plant or rice pa|per tree «RYS PAY puhr», a small tree or shrub of Asia, belonging to the ginseng family, from whose pith rice paper is made. The rice paper plant has greenish flowers and large, spreading leaves, for which it is often … Useful english dictionary
rice-pa|per plant — or rice pa|per tree «RYS PAY puhr», a small tree or shrub of Asia, belonging to the ginseng family, from whose pith rice paper is made. The rice paper plant has greenish flowers and large, spreading leaves, for which it is often grown as an… … Useful english dictionary
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