"honeybush" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: honeybushes [plural]
Etymology: From honey + bush; for the South African plant a calque from Afrikaans heuningbos (heuning + bos). Compare English borrowing from Afrikaans rooibos. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|honey|bush}} honey + bush, {{bor|en|af|heuningbos}} Afrikaans heuningbos, {{compound|af|heuning|bos|nocat=1}} heuning + bos, {{bor|en|af|rooibos}} Afrikaans rooibos Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeybush (plural honeybushes)
  1. Any of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia whose flowers smell of honey and whose leaves are used to make tea.
    Sense id: en-honeybush-en-noun-qMwtSNSv Categories (other): Asterales order plants, Geraniales order plants, Heather family plants Disambiguation of Asterales order plants: 22 19 19 24 15 Disambiguation of Geraniales order plants: 13 37 11 30 9 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 19 28 18 24 11
  2. Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:
    Cuttsia viburnea (native elderberry), of rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
    Sense id: en-honeybush-en-noun-4zHk2Wa9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Asterales order plants, Geraniales order plants, Heather family plants, Legumes, Proteales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 41 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 45 12 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 48 12 13 12 Disambiguation of Asterales order plants: 22 19 19 24 15 Disambiguation of Geraniales order plants: 13 37 11 30 9 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 19 28 18 24 11 Disambiguation of Legumes: 14 57 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Proteales order plants: 13 36 22 20 9
  3. Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:
    Hakea lissocarpha (duck-and-drake-bush), of Western Australia
    Sense id: en-honeybush-en-noun-6mOTfQyR Categories (other): Asterales order plants, Geraniales order plants, Heather family plants Disambiguation of Asterales order plants: 22 19 19 24 15 Disambiguation of Geraniales order plants: 13 37 11 30 9 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 19 28 18 24 11
  4. Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:
    Melianthus major (Cape honeyflower), of South Africa and naturalised elsewhere
    Sense id: en-honeybush-en-noun-XvTRwC9E Categories (other): Asterales order plants, Geraniales order plants, Heather family plants Disambiguation of Asterales order plants: 22 19 19 24 15 Disambiguation of Geraniales order plants: 13 37 11 30 9 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 19 28 18 24 11
  5. Any of several not closely related shrubs that have features reminiscent of honey, of species:
    Richea scoparia, of Tasmania
    Sense id: en-honeybush-en-noun-XHy7lLTQ Categories (other): Asterales order plants, Heather family plants Disambiguation of Asterales order plants: 22 19 19 24 15 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 19 28 18 24 11

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