aspalathus
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ γηρᾶν καὶ τὸ μὴ γηρᾶν πάλιν → Res pulchra senium, pulchra non senescere → Schön ist das Altsein, doch nicht alt sein wieder auch
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
aspălăthus: i, m., = ἀσπάλαθος,
I a thorny shrub, whose bark and roots yielded a fragrant oil, which was used in the preparation of spiced wine (vinum aromatites), rosewood, Plin. 12, 24, 52, § 110; 15, 7, 7, § 30>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
aspălăthus ou -ŏs, ī, m. (ἀσπάλαθος), astragale [plante] : Plin. 12, 110.
