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单词 esparto grass
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•par•to  (i spärtō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several grasses, esp. Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
Also, esparto grass′. 
  • Greek spárton rope made of spártos kind of rush
  • Latin spartum
  • Spanish
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
esparto, esparto grass /ɛˈspɑːtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos)
  1. any of various grasses, esp Stipa tenacissima of S Europe and N Africa, that yield a fibre used to make ropes, mats, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from Spanish, via Latin from Greek sparton rope made of rushes, from spartos a kind of rush
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