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fynbos
fynbos [ fáyn boss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
South African scrubland: the scrubland characteristic of the western Cape area of South Africa, consisting of bushes resembling heaths with hard leaves
[Late 19th century. < Afrikaans, literally 'fine bush']
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