buchu
buchu noun: a South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.
Noun
buchu (countable and uncountable, plural buchus)
- A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.
- Inside us, like chromosomes, lay the memories of […] guinea-fowl clicking in the early morning grass or the delicate tracks of the sandpiper, the smell of buchu and veld fires […]1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 41
- Medicinal leaves from the shrub that are often used in brandy; this is an old Dutch medicine.
- Like Lucy, they have potatoes and onions to sell, but also bottled jams, preserves, dried fruit, packets of buchu tea, honeybush tea, herbs.1999, JM Coetzee, Disgrace, Vintage, published 2000, page 71
Forms of buchu
| plural | buchus |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boegoe |
| alternative form | bucku |
Origin of buchu
Borrowed from Khoekhoe buku.
Words formed from buchu
Questions about buchu
- What does buchu mean?
- Buchu means a South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.
- What part of speech is buchu?
- Buchu is a noun.
- What is the plural of buchu?
- The plural of buchu is buchus.
Words near buchu in the dictionary
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