red bush tea

noun

variants or redbush tea or red bush or redbush
: rooibos sense 2
Caffeine releases stress hormones—increasing heart rate, breathing and blood pressure. Switch to redbush tea or natural coffee alternatives.Alex Lloyd
Noncaffeinated herbal infusions like chamomile … and the lip-smacking rooibos (red bush) do wonders for mind-body synergies …The New York Times Magazine

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red bush tea was in 1964

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“Red bush tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20bush%20tea. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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