PAPYRUS

• (noun) a document written on papyrus

  We are really lucky to have a papyrus from the medieval age. -added by naila_inlas

  We are really lucky to have a papyrus from the medieval age that talks about life in that age. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

  synonyms : cyperus papyrus , egyptian paper reed , egyptian paper rush , paper plant , paper rush

  My uncle who lives in Egypt has quite a few papyrus plants in his garden. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

  It was quite easy to write on papyrus scrolls in those days. -added by naila_inlas

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