(organic chemistry) A toxic tetracyclic alkaloid obtained from the broom and lupin plants.

In a spartan manner.

The state or quality of being spartan (austere, lacking luxury).

cordgrass (Spartina).

plural of spartina

A chemical compound, C₁₈H₂₃NO₅.

A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

plural of sparth

Articles made from esparto.

(obsolete) A battle-axe or halberd.