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es·par·to

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–noun, plural -tos.

any of several grasses, esp. Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.

Also, esparto grass.

[Origin: 1585–95; < Sp < L spartum < Gk spárton rope made of spártos kind of rush

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es·par·to Audio Help (ĭ-spär'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. es·par·tos
A tough, wiry grass (Stipa tenacissima) of northern Africa, yielding a fiber used in making paper and as cordage.

[Spanish, from Latin spartum, from Greek sparton, rope.]

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Esparto, CA (CDP, FIPS 22846) Location: 38.69373 N, 122.02116 W
Population (1990): 1487 (547 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95627

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Esparto

Es*par"to\, n. [Sp.; cf. L. spartum Spanish broom, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper.

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