HyperDic: rooibos

English > 1 sense of the word rooibos:
NOUNplantrooibos, Aspalathus linearis, Aspalathus cedcarbergensisSouth African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers
English > rooibos: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSouth African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea.
SynonymsAspalathus linearis, Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
Member ofAspalathus, genus Aspalathusgenus of South African heathlike shrubs
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishaspalathus linearis, rooibos
Catalanaspalathus linearis

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