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 Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
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