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restio

restio |ˈrɛstɪəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. restios ) a wiry rush- or reed-like plant of southern Africa, used for thatching and brooms. ●Genus Restio, family Restionaceae: many species. ORIGIN modern Latin (genus name ), from Latin restis ‘a rope ’.

 

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restio

restio |ˈrɛstɪəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. restios ) a wiry rush- or reed-like plant of southern Africa, used for thatching and brooms. ●Genus Restio, family Restionaceae: many species. ORIGIN modern Latin (genus name ), from Latin restis ‘a rope ’.