Ysterbos
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ysterbos is a noun meaning (South Africa, rare) Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.
Meaning
(South Africa, rare) Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.
Example Sentences
Ysterbossie 5 1 (in a table of indigenous plants used as medicines)
The Renosterbos (Elytropappus rhinocerotis) is sometimes dominant here and the Ysterbos (Dodonea viscosa) is also abundant.
D. viscosa is from India. Our native D. thunbergii — the Yyster-bossie or Sand-olien — is very similar, and should prove […]
She bends over the bright feathery foliage to check, yes it is ysterbos, an infallible remedy for kidney disorders, and for something else, but she can't remember other than that the old people treasured their bunches of dried ysterbos.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doornboom, swarthaak, hopbush, greenthorn, wildegranaat, vingerpol.
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