| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Genus of South African heathlike shrubs.[Wordnet]
2. A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.[Websters] 3. A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Aspalathus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1802. (references) |
| Etymology:Aspalathus \As*pal"a*thus\, noun. [Latin expression aspalathus, Greek]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Aspalathus
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Bible | The name of some sweet perfume mentioned in Ecclus. 24:15. The Lignum rhodianum, is by some supposed to be the substance indicated by the aspalathus, the plant which yields it is the Convolvulus scoparius if Linnaeus. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Aspalathus
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Aspalathus cedcarbergensis | South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Aspalathus linearis | South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Aspalathus | Genus of South African heathlike shrubs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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