rooibos.
A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made.
Meaning & usage
A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made.
The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant.
Various shrubs of the genus Combretum.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.