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What (who) is esparto - definition

FIBER PRODUCED FROM PERENNIAL GRASSES OF NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTHERN EUROPE
Esparto grass; Halfah grass; Esparto Grass; Esparto fiber
  • Distribution area of esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima)
  • Weaving a strip of plaited esparto (Luis Mondejar, [[Albacete]])

Esparto         
·noun A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, ·etc., are made. It is also used for making paper.
esparto         
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(also esparto grass)
¦ noun (plural 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'.
Esparto         
Esparto, halfah grass, or esparto grass is a fiber produced from two species of perennial grasses of north Africa, Spain and Portugal. It is used for crafts, such as cords, basketry, and espadrilles.

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Esparto


Esparto, halfah grass, or esparto grass is a fiber produced from two species of perennial grasses of north Africa, Spain and Portugal. It is used for crafts, such as cords, basketry, and espadrilles. Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum spartum are the species used to produce esparto.

Stipa tenacissima (Macrochloa tenacissima) produces the better and stronger esparto. It is endemic to the Western Mediterranean (growing in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya). The Spanish name for the plant is "atocha"; a pre-Roman word. "Esparto" or σπάρτο in Greek may refer to any woven products of sedge or broom, including cords and ropes. This species grows forming a steppic landscape - esparto grasslands - which covers large parts of Spain and Algeria.