papyrus

English Thesaurus

1. a document written on papyrus (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	document, papers, written document,
definition	:	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (noun.communication)

2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	sedge,
definition	:	grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	cyperus, genus cyperus,
definition	:	type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions (noun.plant)

3. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	paper,
definition	:	a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (noun.substance)