"buchu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buchus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Khoekhoe buku. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|naq|buku}} Khoekhoe buku Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} buchu (countable and uncountable, plural buchus)
  1. A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-buchu-en-noun-GUm9wKYJ Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. (South Africa) Medicinal leaves from the shrub that are often used in brandy; this is an old Dutch medicine. Tags: South-Africa, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-buchu-en-noun-FMrhgd12 Categories (other): South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boegoe, bucku Derived forms: bitter buchu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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