tolbos, noun
/ˈtɔlbɔs/
- Forms:
- Formerly also toll-bosch.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans (earlier South African Dutch tol bosch), tol spinning top (referring to the shape of the cones or fruit) + bos bush.
Any of several shrubs or small trees bearing cones or cone-shaped fruit, including Diospyros dichrophylla of the ebony family (Ebenaceae), and any of several species of the genus Leucadendron of the Proteaceae.
1907 T.R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora 39There is a belt of sea-bush.., then dense scrub forests.., and sparse clumps or single trees of Mimosa..and Toll-bosch (Royena pubescens, W.) on the higher ground.
1991 Splash Vol.4, 21You will have travelled through false fynbos comprised of low-lying shrubs such as sugar bush, heath, ‘tolbos’ mountain cedars and buchu.
Any of several shrubs or small trees bearing cones or cone-shaped fruit, including Diospyros dichrophylla of the ebony family (Ebenaceae), and any of several species of the genus Leucadendron of the Proteaceae.
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