Question

Based on the context clues in the passage, what is most likely meaning of papyrus

Answer 1

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a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.

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the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley

Answer 2

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a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.

a document written on papyrus.

plural noun: papyri; plural noun: papyruses

the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley.