Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Esparto \Es*par"to\, n. [Sp.; cf. L. spartum Spanish broom, Gr.
   ?.] (Bot.)
   A species of Spanish grass ({Macrochloa tenacissima}), of
   which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also
   used for making paper.