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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