es·par·to ( -spär t )n. pl. es·par·tos A tough, wiry grass (Stipa tenacissima) of northern Africa, yielding a fiber used in making paper and as cordage. [Spanish, from Latin spartum, from Greek sparton, rope.] |
esparto, esparto grass [ɛˈspɑːtəʊ]
n pl -tos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various grasses, esp Stipa tenacissima of S Europe and N Africa, that yield a fibre used to make ropes, mats, etc.
[from Spanish, via Latin from Greek sparton rope made of rushes, from spartos a kind of rush]
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