‖ scoparium, scoparius
(skəʊˈpɛərɪəm, skəʊˈpɛərɪəs)
[Use of mod.L. specific name: see below.]
Pharmacopœial names for the tops of the common broom, Spartium scoparium or Cytisus (Sarothamnus) scoparius.
| 1871 Garrod Mat. Med. (ed. 3) 411 Diuretics..Digitalis. Squill. Scoparium [etc.]. 1875 H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 483 Scoparius..is a most efficient hydragogue diuretic. |