papyrus
About 1.17 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
- noun A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
- noun A scroll or document written on papyrus.
Similar words
cyperus papyrus egyptian paper reed paper rush oxyrhynchus paper parchment scroll manuscript document sheet
Often followed by
of and was in is rolls from or roll
Word family
papyri papyruses
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