a clear, oily, poisonous, liquid alkaloid, CHN, obtained from a broom (Spartium scoparium)
See sparteine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(spärˈtē-ēnˌ, -ĭn)
noun
A bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid, C15H26N2, obtained from the broom Cytisus scoparius or the lupin Lupinus luteus, whose sulfate has been used in medicine as a heart stimulant and as a way of inducing contraction of the uterus during labor.