aspalathus

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See also: Aspalathus

English

Aspalathus cordata

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aspalathus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος (aspálathos).

Noun

aspalathus (plural aspalathuses)

  1. Any of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. of flowering plants.
  2. (obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
    • Bible, Ecclesiasticus 24:15
      I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax […]
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