释义 |
sco·par·i·us \skəˈpa(a)rēəs\ noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin, from scoparius, specific epithet of Cytisus scoparius, from Late Latin, sweeper, from Latin scopa broom + -arius -ary : the dried tops of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius) containing the alkaloid sparteine and formerly used as a diuretic |