n.
Pronunciation: ' spär-t ē - ə n, ' spär- ˌ t ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin spartum esparto, broom + International Scientific Vocabulary -eine ― more at ESPARTO
Date: 1851
: a liquid alkaloid C 15 H 26 N 2 extracted from Scotch broom and used in medicine in the form of its sulfate