aspalathus

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noun

Any member of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.

OriginLatin aspalathus ← Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος →
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Meanings

nounaspalathus (plural aspalathuses)

plural aspalathuses

  1. Any member of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
  2. obsoleteA thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.

    I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax […]

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 24:15

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀσπάλαθος
  2. Latinaspalathus
  3. Englishaspalathus

From Latin aspalathus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος (aspálathos).

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Translations

Czech čajovec
  • čajovecaspalathus
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APA

aspalathus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspalathus

MLA

“aspalathus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspalathus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aspalathus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspalathus.

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