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rooibos

rooibos

9.4
A South African plant whose dried leaves make a sweet herbal tea
  • noun
  • /ˈrɔɪbəs/
  • South African
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  • She offered me a cup of rooibos tea, which had a naturally sweet flavor.

Examples

  • The health benefits of rooibos have made it increasingly popular around the world.

  • I enjoy drinking rooibos tea in the evening.

  • Farmers in South Africa cultivate rooibos for both local use and international export.

  • Have you ever tried rooibos?

  • Many people enjoy a warm cup of rooibos tea in the evening to relax before bed.

  • After trying rooibos for the first time, she decided it would replace her usual black tea.

  • Rooibos, known as red tea, comes from the rooibos plant Aspalathus linearis.

Synonyms

Aspalathus linearis
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  • Specialized
9.9

A South African shrub with flat pointed leaves and yellow flowers whose dried leaves make rooibos tea

is the common popular tea shrub name used for the brewed herbal drink

Surface Forms

rooibos singular
rooibos plural

Etymology

Rooibos comes from Afrikaans: rooi means 'red' and bos means 'bush'. That's why rooibos is the name for the red shrub whose leaves are used to make a popular South African herbal tea.