ἄβλαστος

A. not growing out, of fibre, Id. HP 1.2.5:—also ἀβλαστ‐ής, ές, not growing, ib.2.2.8; of seeds, not germinating, 8.11.7; of places, unfruitful, ἐδάφη CP 2.4.1; τόποι Gp. 9.9.4 (Comp.): metaph., ἀ. πρὸς ἀρετήν Plu. 2.38c; πλοῦτος ἄ. Them. Or. 18.221d.