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esparto grass

Variant of esparto

noun

either of two kinds of long, coarse grass (Stipa tenacissima or Lygeum spartum) growing in Spain and N Africa, used to make cordage, baskets, shoes, and paper

also esparto grass

Origin: Sp < L spartum < Gr sparton, spartos < IE base *sper-, to turn > spiral

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