ἀσπάλαθος

Etymology
Solmsen connected and, but this is semantically unconvincing. It is rather a word in view of the suffix, typical of plant names. The word has also been compared with.

Noun

 * 1) name of several types of thornbush
 * 2) camelthorn
 * 3) spiny broom
 * 1) spiny broom