What is the meaning of papyrus?

Paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans.
Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times.
- synonyms: Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
A document written on papyrus. .

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