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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
esparto /ɛˈspɑːtəʊ, ɪ-/ (also esparto grass)

▶noun (pl. espartos) a coarse grass native to Spain and North Africa, used to make ropes, wickerwork, and paper. [Stipa tenacissima.]

– origin C19: from Sp., via L. from Gk sparton ‘rope’.

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