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scopa

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sco⋅pa

[skoh-puh]
–noun, plural -pae [-pee] , -pas.
pollen brush.

Origin:
1795–1805; < L scōpae (pl., sing. scopa rare) twigs, shoots


sco⋅pate [skoh-peyt] , adjective

pollen brush

–noun
the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
Also called scopa.


Origin:
1895–1900
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