ἀσπάλαθος
ἀσπάλαθος, aspalathus
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ἀσπαλάθων Noun: feminine genitive plural of ἀσπάλαθος
- name of a spinous shrub, yielding a fragrant oil, = ἐρυσίσκηπτρον, camelʼs thorn, Alhagi maurorum, Thphr. 9.7.3, Od. 33, Dsc. 1.20.
- 2 thorny trefoil, Calycotome villosa, Thgn. 1193 (pl.), Arist. Pr. 906b11, Theoc. 4.57 (pl.), 24.89.
- 3 Genista acanthoclada, used as an instrument of torture, ἐπʼ ἀσπαλάθων τινὰ κνάμπτειν Pl. R. 616a.
arbusto espinoso del que se extrae un producto aromático, quizá aulaga, ginesta o tojo, prob. Astragalus sp., s. cont. Ar.Fr.783, descripción en Dsc.1.20, Plin.HN 12.110, 24.111, POxy.3766.103 (IV d.C.), c. ref. al aroma, Arist.Pr.906b11, Thphr.l.c., HP 9.7.3, LXX Si.24.15, Gp.7.20.7, 15.1.31
• como ingrediente de un medicamento, Hp.Steril.232
• para el κοῦφι egipcio, Plu.2.383e
• gener. ref. a las espinas
ἀσπάλαθοι δὲ τάπησιν ὁμοῖον στρῶμα θάνοντι
μὴ νήλιπος ἔρχεο ... ἐν γὰρ ὄρει ῥάμνοι τε καὶ ἀσπάλαθοι κομόωντι
ἁπαλὰς ἀσπαλάθους πατοῦντες
εἷλκον ... ἐπ' ἀσπαλάθων κναμπτόντες
- aspalathus, a prickly shrub, yielding a fragrant oil, Theogn.; used as an instrument of torture, Plat.