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Definition of Rooibos
1. Noun. South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea.
Group relationships: Aspalathus, Genus Aspalathus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Rooibos
1. Noun. (South Africa) A bush (''Aspalanthus linearis'') from which rooibos tea is made. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rooibos
Literary usage of Rooibos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. OECD Review of Agricultural Policies by OECD. (2006)
"... fresh milk, dairy products, oilseeds, tobacco, lucerne seed, rooibos tea,
chicory, deciduous and citrus fruits, dried fruit, bananas, wool and mohair. ..."
2. Empowerment Through Economic Transformation by Meshack M. Khosa (2001)
"... and post-harvest technology of deciduous fruit and other assigned crops (berry
fruit, nut crops, rooibos tea, dates, olives, kiwi fruit and hops). ..."
3. Sacred Vow by C. G. Walters (2006)
"Or would you like some green, black, or rooibos tea? Or perhaps something altogether
different to drink?" "Oolong will be wonderful, Liz. ..."
4. Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants: Bibliography: January 1990-June 1991 by Susan A. McCarthy (1993)
"... (rooibos tea) on active oxygen species. Yoshikawa, T.; Naito, Y.; Oyamada,
H.; Ueda, S.; Tanigawa, T.; Takemura, T.; Sugino, S.; Kondo, M. New York, ..."
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