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ἀσπάλα^θος [πα^], , Ar.Fr.749, but more commonly , as Pherecr. 109 (s. v.l.), Thphr.Od. 33:—name of a
A.spinous shrub, yielding a fragrant oil, = ἐρυσίσκηπτρον, camel's 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, “ἐπ᾽ ἀσπαλάθων τινὰ κνάμπτεινPl.R.616a.
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