ROOIBOS


Meaning of ROOIBOS in English

/ ˈrɔɪbɒs; NAmE -bɔːs/ noun

[ U ] ( SAfrE ) a type of bush grown in South Africa whose leaves are dried and used to make tea :

rooibos tea

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Afrikaans , literally red bush .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.