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esparto.

Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper:

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Spanish esparto, via Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable; esparto or halfah grass”), valued for its high tensile strength, used for cords and wicker, and exported by Spanish Greek colonies throughout the Mediterranian.

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