Enigma 2012 April

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Enigma to solve

This is not an April Fool's joke. It is called in France brosse à chiendent, of the type violon. It is a common tool, to be bought in any shop for household management. The fibers look like the rhizomes of a Gramineae. Who has an idea of the species, the places where it is collected and processed, and its names in other languages ?

Michel Chauvet

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