Spär'ter-iē, n.

n. [Sp. esparto, grass-hemp, Lat. spar-tum, Gr. σπαρτόν.] A kind of woven work made of the blades of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa tenacissima, kinds of grass used in Spain, Provence, and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon.