hastula

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

hastŭla, ae, f. dim. [hasta].

I A little spear , Fronto de Or. 1 med.

II Transf.

A A little branch , Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2.—

B Hastula regia, a plant , called also asphodelus, asphodel , Plin. 21, 17, 68, § 109; App. Herb. 32.