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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honeybush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hon-ey-bush
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:

noun

Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:

noun

Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:

noun

Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:

Example Sentences

Etymology

From honey + bush; for the South African plant, a calque of Afrikaans heuningbos (heuning + bos). Compare related borrowing rooibos (literally “redbush”) from rooi (“red”) + bos (“bush”).

Inflected Forms

honeybushes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rooibos rooibos tea

Synonyms

honeybush tea

Questions

What does honeybush mean?
Any of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia whose flowers smell of honey and whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea.
Where does honeybush come from?
From honey + bush; for the South African plant, a calque of Afrikaans heuningbos (heuning + bos). Compare related borrowing rooibos (literally “redbush”) from rooi (“red”) + bos (“bush”).

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