rooibos
noun /ˈrɔɪbɒs/
/ˈrɔɪbɔːs/
South African English [ˈrɔɪbɔs]
(also redbush)
[uncountable] (South African English)- a type of bush grown in South Africa whose leaves are dried and used to make tea
- rooibos tea
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Afrikaans, literally ‘red bush’.