kankerbos

Afrikaans

Etymology

Compound of kanker (“cancer (disease)”) +‎ bos (“shrub, bush”). Named after one of its uses in folk medicine.

Noun

kankerbos (plural kankerbosse, diminutive kankerbossie)

cancer bush, Lessertia frutescens

Descendants

→ English: cancer bush (calque)

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