Lewis & Short

† cynosbătŏs, i, f., = κυνόσβατος.

  1. I. The dog-rose or wild-brier, Plin. 16, 37, 71, § 179; Col. 11, 3, 4; App. Herb. 87.
  2. II. Cynosbatos, also called cynapanxis or neurospastos, the black currant: Ribes nigrum, Linn.; Plin. 24, 14, 74, § 121; also called cynospastos (κυνόσπαστος), id. ib.
  3. III. The caper-bush: Capparis spinosa, Linn.; Plin. 13, 23, 44, § 127.