Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Esparto"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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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