papyrus

…ancient times and also the plant from which it was derived, Cyperus papyrus (family Cyperaceae), also called paper plant. The papyrus plant was long cultivated in the Nile delta region in Egypt and was collected for its stalk or stem, whose central pith was cut into thin strips, pressed together,…

…to the goddess Isis, and papyrus, both of which were easily conventionalized, were the plant materials depicted almost exclusively for 2,000 years. During the Ptolemaic era (305–30 bce) perfume recipes, flower garlands found on mummies, and Greek and Roman writings reveal a more varied native plant life and show that…

…with swamps, such as the giant sedge, Cyperus papyrus, which is the most prevalent.

Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) was used in ancient Egypt for making paper and for constructing boats; it apparently was the bulrushes referred to in the biblical story of the infant Moses. Papyrus is still of local importance in Africa as a fuel source and is cultivated…

Papyrus, which grew abundantly in marshes, was gathered wild and in later times was cultivated. It may have been used as a food crop, and it certainly was used to make rope, matting, and sandals. Above all, it provided the characteristic Egyptian writing material, which,…

…name of the reedy plant papyrus, which grows abundantly along the Nile River in Egypt. In ancient times, the fibrous layers within the stem of this plant were removed, placed side by side, and crossed at right angles with another set of layers similarly arranged. The sheet so formed was…