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‖ halfa|ˈhælfə| Also alfa, alpha, halfeh, hulfa. [Arab. ḥalfah, or ḥalfā.] The North African name of species of Esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima, S. arenaria) used in the manufacture of paper, etc.
1857Sir W. Hooker Rept. Veg. Prod. Algeria, Paris Exhib. 39 Halfa or Alfa..the Moorish names for certain grasses possessing very strong and tenacious fibres. 1876W. J. Seaton Forests & Alpha Algeria 30 Alpha or hulfa..here covers enormous areas..described by French writers as mers d'Alpha. 1877A. B. Edwards Up Nile viii. 216 Overgrown..with coarse halfeh grass. |