papyrus
pa.py.rus \p*-'pi--r*s\ \-'pi-(*)r-(.)e-, -.i-\ n or pa.py.rus.es or pa.py.ri [ME, fr. L - more at PAPER] pl 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 writing material 3a: a writing on papyrus 3b: a written scroll made of papyrus