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spartum (-ton ), i, n., = σπάρτον,
I.a plant originally growing in Spain, of which ropes, mats, nets, etc., were made (still called in Spain esparto), Spanish broom: Stipa tenacissima, Linn.; Plin. 19, 2, 7, § 26; 24, 9, 40, § 65; Varr. ap. Gell. 17, 3, 4; id. R. R. 1, 23, 6; Liv. 22, 20.—
II. Transf., a rope made of broom, Plin. 28, 4, 11, § 46; 35, 11, 40, § 137.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 19.26
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.65
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 28.46
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 20
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 17.3.4
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