scopa

A honey bee with its scopae (in this case corbiculae) full of pollen

Meaning

Noun

Any of various body parts of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen; cf. corbicula. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.
A Neapolitan card game.

Origin

From Vulgar Latin scōpa (Latin scōpae ). Compare Spanish escoba ("broom")
Borrowed from Italian

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