Aspalathus \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 Leguminos[ae]. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)