Definition of papyruses

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • papyruses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • papyruses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • papyruses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of papyruses


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

    Synonyms

    1. cyperus papyrus
    2. egyptian paper reed
    3. egyptian paper rush
    4. paper plant
    5. paper rush
  • a document written on papyrus (noun)
  • paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans (noun)

See definition of papyruses in Merriam Webster