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ysterbos

ysterbos noun: dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.

Noun

ysterbos (plural not attested)

  1. (South Africa, no plural, rare) Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.
    • D. viscosa is from India. Our native D. thunbergii — the Yyster-bossie or Sand-olien — is very similar, and should prove […]1910: South Africa Department of Forestry, Bulletin, № 1–29, page 82 (Government Printing and Stationery Office)
    • The Renosterbos (Elytropappus rhinocerotis) is sometimes dominant here and the Ysterbos (Dodonea viscosa) is also abundant.1980, Trees in South Africa: Volumes 32-35, published by the Tree Society of Southern Africa, Arboricultural Society of South Africa
    Synonyms:
    sand olive, sandolien, ysterhout

Synonyms of ysterbos

Origin of ysterbos

From Afrikaans ysterbos.

Questions about ysterbos

What does ysterbos mean?
Ysterbos means dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.
What part of speech is ysterbos?
Ysterbos is a noun.

Words near ysterbos in the dictionary

  1. YSS
  2. yst
  3. yst.
  4. Ystad
  5. Ystalyfera
  6. ysterbos
  7. Ystrad
  8. Ystrad Fflur
  9. Ystrad Mynach
  10. Ystrad Rhondda
  11. Ystradgynlais

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