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esparto grasses

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es⋅par⋅to

[i-spahr-toh]
–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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