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honeybush

noun

Etymology

From honey + bush; for the South African plant, a calque of Afrikaans heuningbos (heuning + bos). Compare related borrowing rooibos (literally “redbush”) from rooi (“red”) + bos (“bush”).

  1. calqued from heuningbos

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia whose flowers smell of honey and whose…

    Any of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia whose flowers smell of honey and whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea.

    • The Fynbos Vinegar, named for vegetation typical of the Cape region, is seasoned with honeybush tea, rose geranium, wild olive, grape must and buchu, a local bush.

  2. Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of…

    Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:

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