[pa.py.rus] n, pl pa.py.ri or pa.py.rus.es [ME, fr. L--more at paper] (14c) 1: a tall sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
2: the pith of the papyrus plant esp. when cut in strips and pressed into a material to write on 3 a: a writing on papyrus b: a written scroll made of papyrus