SAROTHRA, a genus of plants, belonging to the pentandria class; and in the natural method ranking under the 20th order, Rotaceæ. See BOTANY Index.
SARPLAR of WOOL, a quantity of wool, otherwise called a pocket, or half-sack; a sack containing 80 tod; a tod two stone; and a stone 14 pounds.—In Scotland it is called farplath, and contains 80 stone.