Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancer bush

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: can-cer bush
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legume native to Southern Africa that grows red flowers and bloated pods, often used in folk medicine; Lessertia frutescens (formerly Sutherlandia frutescens).

Etymology

From cancer (“disease”) + bush, probably a calque of Afrikaans kankerbos. Named after one of its uses in folk medicine.

Inflected Forms

cancer bushes (plural) cancer-bush (alternative)

Synonyms

balloon pea sutherlandia

Questions

What does cancer bush mean?: A legume native to Southern Africa that grows red flowers and bloated pods, often used in folk medicine; Lessertia frutescens (formerly Sutherlandia frutescens).
Where does cancer bush come from?: From cancer (“disease”) + bush, probably a calque of Afrikaans kankerbos. Named after one of its uses in folk medicine.

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