honeybush

plural honeybushes

1. South AfricaAny of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia whose flowers smell of honey and whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea.

   The Fynbos Vinegar, named for vegetation typical of the Cape region, is seasoned with honeybush tea, rose geranium, wild olive, grape must and buchu, a local bush.

   2009 September 9, Florence Fabricant, “2 Tasty Vinegars From South Africa”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: honeybush tea

2. Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:
   1. Cuttsia viburnea (native elderberry), of rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
   2. Hakea lissocarpha (duck-and-drake-bush), of Western Australia
   3. Melianthus major (Cape honeyflower), of South Africa and naturalised elsewhere
   4. Richea scoparia, of Tasmania