scopa

[skoh-puh]

noun, plural sco·pae [skoh-pee] /ˈskoʊ pi/, sco·pas.

pollen brush.

Origin of scopa

1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots

Related formssco·pate

[skoh-peyt] /ˈskoʊ peɪt/, adjective

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Historical Examples of scopa

Two minutes later the cousins were absorbed in a game of scopa.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893
Various
There would be a group intent on "Scopa," another calling "Mi staio!"
The Call of the Blood
Robert Smythe Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for scopa

scopa

noun plural -pae (-ˌpiː)

a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen

Word Origin for scopa

C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush

SCOPA

n acronym for (in South Africa)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts

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Word Origin and History for scopa

tuft of hairs on a bee's leg, from Latin scopae (plural) "twigs, shoots; a broom, brush," related to scapus "shaft" (cf. scullion).