spartumn.
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1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ii. f. 5v Certayne long and toughe rotes much lyke vnto the shrubbe called Spartum.
1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. xliv. 514 There is also abundance of Flax and Spartus.
1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 458 Round thin baskets made of Spartum like frails.
1841 H. H. Wilson Trav. Moorcroft & Trebeck I. i. i. 10 A..swinging bridge..of the construction common in these mountains. The ropes used in its formation are made of a variety of spartum or star~three grass.
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