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rooibos
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rooibos has 1 sense
- rooibos(n = noun.plant) aspalathus cedcarbergensis, aspalathus linearis - South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea; Array is a member of aspalathus, genus aspalathus
is a kind of bush, shrub
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rooibos, n. S.Afr.
1 an evergreen shrub of the genus Aspalathus, with leaves used to make tea.
2 a shrub or small tree, Combretum apiculatum, with spikes of scented yellow flowers.
1 an evergreen shrub of the genus Aspalathus, with leaves used to make tea.
2 a shrub or small tree, Combretum apiculatum, with spikes of scented yellow flowers.
Etymology
Afrik., = red bush
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