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esparto

fibre produced from perennial grasses of north Africa and southern Europe
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esparto

Summary

esparto ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • esparto is a type of plant fiber[2].
  • esparto is used for basketry[3].
  • esparto is used for espadrille[4].
  • esparto is used for cordage[5].
  • esparto is used for sparterie[6].
  • esparto's Commons category is recorded as Esparto (fiber)[7].
  • esparto's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • esparto's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[9].
  • esparto's natural product of taxon is recorded as Macrochloa tenacissima[10].
  • esparto's different from is recorded as Stipa tenacissima[11].

Body

Definition and Type

esparto is a type of plant fiber[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include basketry[3], espadrille[4], cordage[5], and sparterie[6].

Influence

Things named for esparto include espadrille[12].

Why It Matters

esparto ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1] esparto is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for esparto include espadrille[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MPF · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → plant fiber
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Esparto (fibre)"
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