esparto grass
- a variation of esparto.
Example Sentences
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In 1960, Libya's exports consisted of such commodities as esparto grass, olive oil, sponges and camels, and amounted to a paltry $8,500,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hidden as he was, he could at last make himself useful, tying strips of esparto grass into bundles that Juliana sold for home weaving.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the western border of Egypt sits the five-year-old desert nation of Libya, whose chief export is dried esparto grass, and whose income comes largely from giant British and U.S. air bases.
From Time Magazine Archive
Young and old join hands and dance and stomp on the esparto grass to create a smooth bed for everyone, and we lay our blankets down.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
The decline of the esparto grass industry led to no little unrest among some of the native tribes of northern Africa.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
