Meanings
nounfynbos (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyVegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub, exceptionally biodiverse, including particularly large numbers of species of Proteaceae, Restionaceae, and Ericaceae.
The southern and western Cape is the home of a unique type of vegetation known as fynbos. Covering around 90 000 square kilometers of often harsh terrain, fynbos is made up of approximately 6 000 different plant species.
1992, Reader's Digest, The Great South African Outdoors
Origin
- Afrikaansfynbos“fynbos”
- Englishfynbos
From Afrikaans fynbos (“fynbos”), from fyn (“fine”) (as in fine-textured, as opposed to trees) and bos (“bush or forest”).
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Afrikaans fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Arabic فنبوس
- فنبوسfynbos
Catalan fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Chinese Mandarin 凡波斯
- 凡波斯fynbos
Dutch fijnbos, fynbos
- fijnbosfynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Esperanto finboso
- finbosofynbos
Finnish fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
French fynbos, finbos
- fynbosfynbos
- finbosfynbos
German Fynbos
- Fynbosfynbos
Hindi केप फ्लोरल संरक्षित क्षेत्र
- केप फ्लोरल संरक्षित क्षेत्र (kep phloral sanrakṣit kṣetra)fynbos
Italian fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Japanese フィンボス
- フィンボスfynbos
Norwegian fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Polish fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Russian финбош
- финбош (finboš)fynbos
Spanish fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Swedish fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Turkish fynbos
- fynbosfynbos
Cite this entry
APA
fynbos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fynbos
MLA
“fynbos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fynbos. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fynbos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fynbos.
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