rice paper

noun
1.
a thin paper made from the straw of rice, as in China.
2.
a Chinese paper consisting of the pith of certain plants cut and pressed into thin sheets.

Origin:
1815–25

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rice paper
 
n
1.  a thin semitransparent edible paper made from the straw of rice, on which macaroons and similar cakes are baked
2.  a thin delicate Chinese paper made from an araliaceous plant, Tetrapanax papyriferum (rice-paper plant) of Taiwan, the pith of which is pared and flattened into sheets

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