Dictionary entry

Aspalathus

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖As‐pal″a‐thus (�), n. [L. aspalathus, Gr. �.] (Bot.) (a) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15. (b) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.