aspalathus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun genus of South African heathlike shrubs
    genus Aspalathus.

WordNet

As*pal"a*thus noun
Etymology
L. aspalathus, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (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. amino acid

Webster 1913