noun, plural sco·pae [skoh-pee] /ˈskoʊ pi/, sco·pas.
- pollen brush.
noun plural -pae (-ˌpiː)
- a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen
n acronym for (in South Africa)
- Standing Committee on Public Accounts
n.tuft of hairs on a bee’s leg, from Latin scopae (plural) “twigs, shoots; a broom, brush,” related to scapus “shaft” (cf. scullion).