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nounSynonym of honeybush (“Cyclopia”).
Origin
- Afrikaansheuningbos
- Englishheuningbos
Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans heuningbos (literally “honeybush”), from heuning (“honey”) + bos (“bush”). Compare rooibos.
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