ROOIBOS Meaning of ROOIBOS in English [ 'rɔɪbɒs ]■ noun S. African an evergreen shrub whose leaves can be used to make tea. [Genus Aspalathus .]Originearly 20th cent.: from Afrik., lit. 'red bush'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004