Definitions For Esparto

Noun

ESPARTO (uncountable) Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa. : Synonym: halfa, {{vern, esparto grass, {{vern, halfah grass}}, needlegrass}} Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean. : Synonym: {{vern, albardine, {{vern, esparto grass}}, {{vern, cord grass}}}}

Translations

Armenian: սպանյախոտ {{qualifier, Western Armenian}}, ալֆախոտ Bulgarian: алфа, f Catalan: espart, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 茅草, tr=máocǎo Danish: espartogræs, n, alfagræs, n French: alfa, m Galician: esparto, m German: Halfagras, n Greek: : Ancient: ἀμπελόδεσμος, m Irish: alfa, m Italian: alfa, f Japanese: アフリカハネガヤ (アフリカ羽茅, Africa hanegaya) Latin: spartum, n Norwegian: : Bokmål: alfa, m, alfagress, n, alfagras, n : Nynorsk: alfa, m, alfagras, n Portuguese: esparto, m Romanian: alfa, n Russian: эспарто Spanish: esparto, m

Etymology

From {{bor, en, es, esparto}}, via Latin spartum}} from {{der, en, grc, σπάρτον ("rope, cable").

Anagrams

Pastore, Pateros, Proteas, proteas, seaport, teraops