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taaibos S. Afr.|ˈtaɪbɒs| Also 9 ta(a)ybosch; taaibosch. [Afrikaans, f. Du. taai tough + bos(ch) bush.] Any of several shrubs or trees with strong, pliable branches, esp. any of several species of Rhus.
1821C. L. Latrobe Jrnl. Visit S. Afr. 559 Taaibosch—a species of Rhus, of which genus several bear the name of Taaibosch. 1833S. Afr. Almanac & Directory p. xlviii, One of the Cape sumachs (Taaybosch) has been recommended for culture. 1834Cape Good Hope Lit. Gaz. Mar. 41 The extract may be procured..if the tree is treated as recommended for the colonial Taybosch. F. G. Stow Native Races S. Afr. v. 93 They [sc. fish baskets] were composed of reeds and twigs of the taaibosch. 1948Cape Times 5 Aug. 8/7 The safer and more effective plants are reeds and many-stemmed shrubs, such as taaibos. 1974Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. X. 396/1 Taaibos. Name generally applied to plants with tough branches and bark, such as Passerina vulgaris..but particularly to shrubby Rhus species. |