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English → English (gcide) Definition: Stipa tenacissima Sparterie \Spar"ter*ie\, n. [F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L. spartum, Gr. ?.] 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. [1913 Webster]