Papyrus
/pəˈpaɪrəs/
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Definition
(noun) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
Sentence Examples
The words of the spell were written on papyrus.
Phoenician literature, written on papyrus, has mostly been lost to time and the elements.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Ancient Egyptians used ____ reeds to make a writing material that preserved texts for thousands of years.