Aspalathus

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.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15.

2. A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.