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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F., from Sp.

esparto

esparto, L.

spartum

, Gr. [GREEK].]

Articles made of the blades or fiber of the

Lygeum Spartum

and

Stipa tenacissima

(syn.

Macrochloa tenacissima

), kinds of grass used in

Spain

and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses.

Loudon.

sparterie ‎(uncountable)

Articles made from esparto.
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