1. a tall water plant that grows in northern Africa and southern Europe
2. a type of paper made from the papyrus plant, used in ancient times for writing
3. an ancient document or manuscript written on papyrus

Examples

• Papyrus plants grew abundantly along the banks of the Nile River.
• The ancient Egyptians invented a method for making paper from papyrus.
• Scholars discovered a well-preserved papyrus containing hieroglyphic text.
• The museum displayed several papyrus scrolls from ancient Egypt.
• Writing on papyrus was much easier than carving into stone.
• The papyrus document revealed important details about daily life in ancient times.
• Archaeologists carefully unrolled the fragile papyrus manuscript.