egyptian paper reed

Questions about egyptian paper reed

What does egyptian paper reed mean?

egyptian paper reed means "tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times".

What is another word for egyptian paper reed?

Close synonyms include papyrus, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is egyptian paper reed a common word?

egyptian paper reed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.