(n)South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea, Syn.Aspalathus cedcarbergensis, Aspalathus linearis
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‖n. [ L. aspalathus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) (a) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15. (b) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope. [ 1913 Webster ]