"ysterbos" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-ysterbos.wav Forms: ysterbosse [plural], ysterbossie [diminutive]
Etymology: Possibly from yster (“iron”) + bos (“shrub, shrublet, bush”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|ysterbosse|||||diminutive|ysterbossie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} ysterbos (plural ysterbosse, diminutive ysterbossie), {{af-noun|ysterbosse|ysterbossie}} ysterbos (plural ysterbosse, diminutive ysterbossie)
  1. Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia. Categories (lifeform): Shrubs

Noun [English]

Etymology: From Afrikaans ysterbos. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|af|ysterbos}} Afrikaans ysterbos Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} ysterbos (plural not attested)
  1. (South Africa, rare) Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia. Tags: South-Africa, no-plural, rare Synonyms: sand olive, sandolien, ysterhout

Inflected forms

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