esparto (uncountable)
Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper
Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
Synonyms: halfa, esparto grass, halfah grass, needlegrass
Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean.
Synonyms: albardine, esparto grass, cord grass
• Pastore, Pateros, Proteas, proteas, seaport, teraops, to spare
Esparto
A census-designated place in Yolo County, California, United States.
• Pastore, Pateros, Proteas, proteas, seaport, teraops, to spare
Source: Wiktionary
Es*par"to, n. Etym: [Sp.; cf. L. spartum Spanish broom, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
