ROOIBOS
Dictionary entry overview: What does rooibos mean? • ROOIBOS (noun)
The noun ROOIBOS has 1 sense:
1. South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
Familiarity information: ROOIBOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROOIBOS (noun)
Meaning:
South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aspalathus cedcarbergensis; Aspalathus linearis; rooibos
Hypernyms ("rooibos" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)
Holonyms ("rooibos" is a member of...):
Aspalathus; genus Aspalathus (genus of South African heathlike shrubs)
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