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Definition of: esparto
(es·pär′tō) noun
A hardy perennial rushlike grass (genera Lygeum and Stipa) of sandy regions in northern Africa and southern Spain: used for weaving and for making a grade of paper. Also esparto grass. [<Sp. <L spartum <Gk. sparton a fiber rope <spartos esparto]
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