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rooibos S. Afr.|ˈrɔɪbɔs|
Also rooibosch, rooibostee.
[Afrikaans, f. rooi red + bos bush.]
1. An evergreen South African shrub of the genus Aspalathus (formerly Borbonia), belonging to the family Leguminosæ, and cultivated for its leaves which are used to make a kind of tea; also, the beverage made from the leaves. Also attrib.
1911S. Afr. Jrnl. Sci. VII. 374 The author described..a Borbonia, the source of Cape ‘rooibos’ tea. 1932Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk Medicinal & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 70 Borbonia pinifolia Marl.,..Rooibostee..and Borbonia cordata..are also used as teas. 1946[see bush tea s.v. bush n.1 11]. 1948Cape Argus 18 Dec. 7/9 Dr. Pieter le Fras Nortier..established a flourishing rooibos industry. 1949L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon iii. 52 Bush tea is..an entirely different plant—a legume. You hear it called rooibos. Ibid. 53 The ants of the district collect rooibos seeds and store them underground. 1951Cape Times 17 Oct. 2/6 Mr. Riordan was..a well-known rooibosch tea farmer. 1977Daily Tel. 5 Mar. 18 Rooibosch is almost entirely free from tannin and contains no caffein.
2. A shrub or small tree, Combretum apiculatum, belonging to the family Combretaceæ, native to central and southern Africa, and bearing red or yellow foliage in winter, and spikes of scented yellow flowers.
1932Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk Medicinal & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 128 The Zulus regard Combretum erythrophyllum Sond., Bush willow,..Rooibos,..as poisonous. 1972Palmer & Pitman Trees S. Afr. III. 1633 The rooibos is a valuable fodder tree. |