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.