n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' p ī -r ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pa · py · ri \ - ' p ī -( ˌ )r ē , -r ī \ or pa · py · rus · es
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ― more at PAPER
Date: 14th century
1 : a tall perennial sedge ( Cyperus papyrus ) of the Nile valley
2 : the pith of the papyrus plant especially when made into strips and pressed into a material to write on
3 a : a writing on papyrus b : a written scroll made of papyrus
papyrus