PAPYRUS
Scrabble letter values: P3A1P3Y4R1U1S1 = 14
Definition
- noun paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat.
- noun 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
- noun a document written on papyrus.
Examples
- “used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans”