honeybush

Meaning

Noun

• Any of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia (genus) whose flowers smell of honey and whose leaves are used to make tea.
• Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey.

Origin

• honey + bush; for the South African plant a calque from Afrikaans heuningbos (heuning + bos). Compare English borrowing from Afrikaans rooibos.