- (in Biblical use) the papyrus, Cyperus papyrus.
- any of various rushes of the genera Scirpus and Typha.
- a grasslike cyperaceous marsh plant, Scirpus lacustris, used for making mats, chair seats, etc
- a popular name for reed mace (def. 1)
- a biblical word for papyrus (def. 1)
