honeybush, noun

Forms:
Also with initial capital.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Translation of Afrikaans heuningbos; so called because of the sweetness of the tea made from the leaves of the plant.
a. In full honeybush tea: honey tea sense b. b. honey tea sense a.
1919 Dunell, Ebden & Co.’s Price List Aug. 30Tea..Colonial...Honey Bush [per lb.] 4½d.
1982 S. Afr. Jrnl of Science Vol.78, 472Herbal tea-drinking is rapidly increasing. This consumption includes over 14 imported herbal teas as well as indigenous Honey Bush Tea.
1989 Weekend Post 7 Oct. 4Herbal tea fans will soon be able to enjoy a sweet ‘cuppa’ made from an indigenous Cape plant, commonly called the honeybush...Honeybush tea was first discovered and brewed up in the Kouga mountains from the honeybush by Boer pioneers over 200 years ago.
1989 Product packagingHoneybush Tea contains no harmful alkaloids or caffeine.
In full honeybush tea: honey tea sense b.
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