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Webster 1913 Edition


Buchu

Bu′chu

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A South African shrub (
Barosma
) with small leaves that are dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc. Several species furnish the leaves.

Definition 2024


buchu

buchu

See also: bùchū and buch'u

English

Noun

buchu (plural buchus)

  1. A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.
  2. (South Africa) Medicinal leaves from the shrub that are often used in brandy; this is an old Dutch medicine.

Alternative forms


Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbuxu]

Verb

buchu

  1. third-person plural passive of byś