Aspalathus

·noun A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.

II. Aspalathus ·noun A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.

aspalathus
aspălăthus, i, m., = ἀσπάλαθος, a thorny shrub , whose bark and roots yielded a fragrant oil , whi...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Aspalathus
the name of some sweet perfume mentioned in Ecclus. 24:15. The Lignum rhodianum, is by some supposed...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary