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Definition: Esparto
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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