ˈrüēˌbäs- noun
or roo·i·bosch tea -sh-
Etymology: part translation of Afrikaans rooibostee (formerly spelled rooiboschtee ), from rooibos, the shrub from which it is made (from rooi red + bos bush, from Middle Dutch busch, bosch bush forest) + tee tea — more at roodebok , bush
: a beverage that is made from a southern African shrub ( Aspalathus cedarbergensis ) of the family Leguminosae