ἀσπάλαθος

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 κνάμπτειν Pl. R. 616a.