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Meanings of paper reed in English

A species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "papyrus"
        Examples for "papyrus"
        1
        The papyrus boat lies at the ferry; thou shalt descend in it.
        Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
        2
        Mentezufis opened his hand; there was a bit of papyrus in it.
        The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
        3
        Rent in two pieces, the strip of papyrus fluttered to the ground.
        A Thorny Path — Volume 10
        4
        The treaty was written on papyrus and nailed up in this temple.
        History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 11 (o...
        5
        Her skin had a yellowy papyrus look, yet her spirit was unchanged.
        Venus In Copper
        1
        We review these issues and introduce the gregarious Nile grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus, as a suitable model for research on this problem.
        Pubmed
        Usage of paper reed in English
        1
        Hezekiah was leaning upon that poor paper reed on the Nile banks, that has no substance, or strength, or pith in it.
        Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms
        2
        "The paper reeds by the brooks, and everything sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away and be no more."
        Forty Centuries of Ink / Or, A chronological narrative concernin...