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buchu
[ boo-koo, byoo-kyoo ]
noun
- any of several southern African citrus shrubs of the genus Agathosma or the genus Diosma, especially A. betulina, A. crenulata, or D. ericoides, whose leaves yield a dark-colored oil formerly used as a urinary antiseptic and mild diuretic.
buchu
/ ˈbuːkuː /
noun
- any of several S. African rutaceous shrubs of the genus Barosma , esp B. betulina , whose leaves are used as an antiseptic and diuretic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buchu1
1725–35; < Afrikaans (now spelling boegoe ) < Khoikhoi, first attested as boggoa (1668)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buchu1
C18: from a South African Bantu name
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Example Sentences
Therefore, my baasjes, Outa cooks bossies from the veld to rub on—buchu and kookamakranka and karroo bossies.
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Outa will tell the baasjes about them another night, but now he must go quick—quick and let Lys rub his back with buchu.
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Columbian spirits, caramel, cinnamon and cardamom, and a touch of the buchu.
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A bitter extractive matter, obtained by Brande from buchu leaves.
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The British Pharmacopoeia contains an infusion and tincture of buchu.
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