/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005