SCOPULA

‖Scop″u‐la (?), n.; pl. E. Scopulas (#), L. Scopulæ (#). [[L. scopulae, pl. a little broom.]] (Zoöl.) (a) A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web. (b) A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.