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Flowers Plant. Rooibos (/ ˈ r ɔɪ b ɒ s / ROY-boss; Afrikaans: [ˈroːibɔs] ⓘ, lit. ' red bush '), or Aspalathus linearis, is a broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's Fynbos biome.
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From about 1903, Benjamin Ginsberg peddled in the valley and the mountains on foot and with a mule cart. In that period, he learnt about rooibos tea. The young travelling salesman was introduced to rooibos in the Grootkloof valley, ten to fifteen kilometres from Hexrivier. Ginsberg could have been offered the beverage on a visit to local farmers.
The earliest of the three to enter English is cha, which came in the 1590s via the Portuguese, who traded in Macao and picked up the Cantonese pronunciation of the word. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The more common tea form arrived in the 17th century via the Dutch, who acquired it either indirectly from the Malay teh , or directly from the tê pronunciation ...
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Its rooibos heat sticks are available in Germany on BAT's official heated tobacco website for 5.80 euros ($6.11), the same as most of its flavoured tobacco heat sticks, a pricing policy confirmed ...
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