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rooibos

rooi·bos

UK/ˈɹɔɪ.bɒs/ US/ˈɹɔɪˌbɔs/ uncommon

noun

1.

South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans rooibos (literally “redbush”), from Dutch rooi (“red”) + bos (“bush”). Compare related honeybush via Afrikaans heuningbos from heuning (“honey”) + bos (“bush”).

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