"kankerbos" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Forms: kankerbosse [plural], kankerbossie [diminutive]
Etymology: Compound of kanker (“cancer (disease)”) + bos (“shrub, bush”). Named after one of its uses in folk medicine. Etymology templates: {{com|af|kanker|bos|t1=cancer (disease)|t2=shrub, bush}} kanker (“cancer (disease)”) + bos (“shrub, bush”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|kankerbosse|||||diminutive|kankerbossie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} kankerbos (plural kankerbosse, diminutive kankerbossie), {{af-noun|kankerbosse|kankerbossie}} kankerbos (plural kankerbosse, diminutive kankerbossie)
  1. cancer bush, Lessertia frutescens
    Sense id: en-kankerbos-af-noun-vyDdDcVf Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 40 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 45 7

Inflected forms

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