ˈspärd.ēˌēn, -d.ēə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spart- (from New Latin Spartium genus of shrubs, from Latin spartum broom + New Latin -ium) + -eine
: a liquid tetracyclic alkaloid C 15 H 26 N 2 obtained especially from the tops of the common broom and used in the form of its crystalline sulfate especially formerly in the treatment of tachycardia and other irregularities of the heart