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scopa (s)
scopae (p)

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

 

 

From the Latin word “scopa ( pl. scopæ ) ” meaning “a broom”,  referring to the long and dense spination.  

(The specific name implies: “broom like”)


(for example Notocactus scopa)

 

 

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