aspalathus
See also: Aspalathus
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aspalathus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος (aspálathos).
Noun
aspalathus (plural aspalathuses)
- Any of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. of flowering plants.
- (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 […]
- Bible, Ecclesiasticus 24:15