rooibosn.

Brit.

/ˈrɔɪbɒs/, U.S.

/ˈrɔɪbɑs/, South African English

/ˈrɔɪbɒs/

Forms: 1800s– rooibos, 1800s– rooibosch, 1900s– roibos, 1900s– roibosch, 1900s– rooibosh.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Afrikaans rooibos; Dutch rooibosch.

Etymology: < Afrikaans rooibos (in both senses 1 and 2, in the latter sense short for rooibostee rooibos tea) and its etymon South African Dutch rooibosch < rooi red (see rooibok n.) + bosch bush n.¹ With sense 2 compare later redbush n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d).

1. South African. Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum (family Combretaceae), bearing red or yellow foliage in winter; esp. C. apiculatum, which is native to central and southern Africa and has spikes of scented yellow flowers. Also: †the wood of any of these trees (obsolete).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African

Aspalathus1601

othonne1601

honey flower1712

amber tree1719

Melianthus1731

rhinoceros bush1731

Hottentot cherry1740

sparmannia1801

renosterbos1822

ratsbane1846

black parsley1861

tail-grape1884

milk-tree1885

poison-bush1885

rooibos1893

Natal bottlebrush1907

moonflower1913

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs

keurboom1731

silver-tree1731

witteboom1799

Hottentot's bean1801

melkhouta1823

monkey apple1824

witgatboom1824

Hottentot's bean tree1833

spek-boom1834

mopane1854

Welwitschia1862

ambatch1863

miombo1864

pith tree1864

porkwood1875

tree purslane1882

buffalo-horn1887

monkey guava1887

bush willow1917

melkboom1917

msasa1923

rooibos1932

miraa1945

ovangkol1972

pigeon wood1972

tambotie1973

1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 2 224 The correct names are Wachteenbitje, Wilde Druive, Waterboekenhout, Boekenhout, Swarthaak, Wilde Vyge, Kremartaat, Rooibosch, Knoppiesdoorn.

1932 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 128 The Zulus regard Combretum erythrophyllum Sond., Bush willow,..Rooibos,..as poisonous.

1979 Goodwin Ser. (S. Afr. Archaeol. Soc.) 3 86/1 The veldt surrounding Square..is luxuriant savannah forest dominated by red bush-willows (Combretum apiculatum, rooibos).

1997 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk Field Guide Trees Southern Afr. 328 Combretum apiculatum subsp. apiculatum. Red bushwillow... Rooibos.

2. More fully rooibos tea.

a. The dried leaves of the rooibos plant (see sense 2b) which are infused to make a herbal tea; (also) this beverage itself.

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the world > food and drink > drink > decoction > [noun] > of herbs, seeds, or bark

sorrela1400

cinnamon-water1589

borage-water1620

sage drink1747

sage juice1747

seed water1747

mauby1790

sabzi1804

gentian1840

Angostura1856

gentian bitter1864

sage gargle189.

hop bitters1894

rooibos1911

1911 S. Afr. Jrnl. Sci. 7 374 The author described..a Borbonia, the source of Cape ‘rooibos’ tea.

1946 Cape Argus 27 Feb. 6/9 In the country districts bushtea has many names—honey tea, boer tea, rooibos and so on.

1977 Daily Tel. 5 Mar. 18 Rooibosch is almost entirely free from tannin and contains no caffein.

2009 M. Nunn Beautiful Place to Die iii. 39 A window looked out to the backyard, and underneath it sat a table with a box of rooibos tea, a teapot, and some mismatched porcelain mugs.

b. A South African evergreen leguminous shrub, Aspalathus linearis (formerly included in the genus Borbonia), with spikes of scented yellow flowers, cultivated for its leaves, which are widely used to make a kind of tea; = redbush n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d).

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [noun] > types of

herb of Paraguay1672

Indian tea1709

Algerian tea1728

Appalachian tea1728

Arabian tea1728

Canary tea1728

golden rod tea1728

Malay tea1728

Paraguay1728

South Sea tea1728

monarda1752

Oswego tea1752

Paraguay tea1760

Labrador tea1767

maté1768

marsh rosemary1777

blue mountain tea1785

alstonia1806

Ceylon tea1814

Canada tea1817

yerba-maté1818

honey bush1840

Wild Bergamot1843

Hottentot tea1850

kaffir tea1850

khat1858

Brazil tea1866

Mexican tea1866

St. Helena tea1875

rooibos1915

redbush1946

Hudson's Bay tea1948

bergamot1958

1915 Rep. 12th Ann. Meeting S. Afr. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 3 The indigenous tea, now largely employed under the name of ‘naaldthee’ or ‘rooibos thee’, which comes from the Cedar Mountains.

1932 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 70 Borbonia pinifolia Marl.,..Rooibostee..and Borbonia cordata..are also used as teas.

1951 Cape Times 17 Oct. 2/6 Mr. Riordan was..a well-known rooibosch tea farmer.

1983 Econ. Bot. 37 164 Rooibos tea..is increasingly recognized as one of the relatively few economic plants that have made the transition from a local wild resource to a cultivated crop.

2005 Femina (S. Afr.) Feb. 10/1 And should you venture high into the Cederberg mountains, you'll discover one of the most unique and powerful of our indigenous fynbos plants—rooibos.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rooibos
释义	rooibosn. Brit. /ˈrɔɪbɒs/, U.S. /ˈrɔɪbɑs/, South African English /ˈrɔɪbɒs/ Forms: 1800s– rooibos, 1800s– rooibosch, 1900s– roibos, 1900s– roibosch, 1900s– rooibosh. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Afrikaans rooibos; Dutch rooibosch. Etymology: < Afrikaans rooibos (in both senses 1 and 2, in the latter sense short for rooibostee rooibos tea) and its etymon South African Dutch rooibosch < rooi red (see rooibok n.) + bosch bush n.¹ With sense 2 compare later redbush n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d). 1. South African. Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum (family Combretaceae), bearing red or yellow foliage in winter; esp. C. apiculatum, which is native to central and southern Africa and has spikes of scented yellow flowers. Also: †the wood of any of these trees (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > African Aspalathus1601 othonne1601 honey flower1712 amber tree1719 Melianthus1731 rhinoceros bush1731 Hottentot cherry1740 sparmannia1801 renosterbos1822 ratsbane1846 black parsley1861 tail-grape1884 milk-tree1885 poison-bush1885 rooibos1893 Natal bottlebrush1907 moonflower1913 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > other African trees or shrubs keurboom1731 silver-tree1731 witteboom1799 Hottentot's bean1801 melkhouta1823 monkey apple1824 witgatboom1824 Hottentot's bean tree1833 spek-boom1834 mopane1854 Welwitschia1862 ambatch1863 miombo1864 pith tree1864 porkwood1875 tree purslane1882 buffalo-horn1887 monkey guava1887 bush willow1917 melkboom1917 msasa1923 rooibos1932 miraa1945 ovangkol1972 pigeon wood1972 tambotie1973 1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 2 224 The correct names are Wachteenbitje, Wilde Druive, Waterboekenhout, Boekenhout, Swarthaak, Wilde Vyge, Kremartaat, Rooibosch, Knoppiesdoorn. 1932 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 128 The Zulus regard Combretum erythrophyllum Sond., Bush willow,..Rooibos,..as poisonous. 1979 Goodwin Ser. (S. Afr. Archaeol. Soc.) 3 86/1 The veldt surrounding Square..is luxuriant savannah forest dominated by red bush-willows (Combretum apiculatum, rooibos). 1997 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk Field Guide Trees Southern Afr. 328 Combretum apiculatum subsp. apiculatum. Red bushwillow... Rooibos. 2. More fully rooibos tea. a. The dried leaves of the rooibos plant (see sense 2b) which are infused to make a herbal tea; (also) this beverage itself. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > decoction > [noun] > of herbs, seeds, or bark sorrela1400 cinnamon-water1589 borage-water1620 sage drink1747 sage juice1747 seed water1747 mauby1790 sabzi1804 gentian1840 Angostura1856 gentian bitter1864 sage gargle189. hop bitters1894 rooibos1911 1911 S. Afr. Jrnl. Sci. 7 374 The author described..a Borbonia, the source of Cape ‘rooibos’ tea. 1946 Cape Argus 27 Feb. 6/9 In the country districts bushtea has many names—honey tea, boer tea, rooibos and so on. 1977 Daily Tel. 5 Mar. 18 Rooibosch is almost entirely free from tannin and contains no caffein. 2009 M. Nunn Beautiful Place to Die iii. 39 A window looked out to the backyard, and underneath it sat a table with a box of rooibos tea, a teapot, and some mismatched porcelain mugs. b. A South African evergreen leguminous shrub, Aspalathus linearis (formerly included in the genus Borbonia), with spikes of scented yellow flowers, cultivated for its leaves, which are widely used to make a kind of tea; = redbush n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [noun] > types of herb of Paraguay1672 Indian tea1709 Algerian tea1728 Appalachian tea1728 Arabian tea1728 Canary tea1728 golden rod tea1728 Malay tea1728 Paraguay1728 South Sea tea1728 monarda1752 Oswego tea1752 Paraguay tea1760 Labrador tea1767 maté1768 marsh rosemary1777 blue mountain tea1785 alstonia1806 Ceylon tea1814 Canada tea1817 yerba-maté1818 honey bush1840 Wild Bergamot1843 Hottentot tea1850 kaffir tea1850 khat1858 Brazil tea1866 Mexican tea1866 St. Helena tea1875 rooibos1915 redbush1946 Hudson's Bay tea1948 bergamot1958 1915 Rep. 12th Ann. Meeting S. Afr. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 3 The indigenous tea, now largely employed under the name of ‘naaldthee’ or ‘rooibos thee’, which comes from the Cedar Mountains. 1932 J. M. Watt & M. G. Breyer-Brandwijk Med. & Poisonous Plants S. Afr. 70 Borbonia pinifolia Marl.,..Rooibostee..and Borbonia cordata..are also used as teas. 1951 Cape Times 17 Oct. 2/6 Mr. Riordan was..a well-known rooibosch tea farmer. 1983 Econ. Bot. 37 164 Rooibos tea..is increasingly recognized as one of the relatively few economic plants that have made the transition from a local wild resource to a cultivated crop. 2005 Femina (S. Afr.) Feb. 10/1 And should you venture high into the Cederberg mountains, you'll discover one of the most unique and powerful of our indigenous fynbos plants—rooibos. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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