buchu
any of several southern African citrus shrubs of the genus Agathosma or the genus Diosma, especially A. betulina, A. crenulata, or D. ericoides, whose leaves yield a dark-colored oil formerly used as a urinary antiseptic and mild diuretic.
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How to use buchu in a sentence
Therefore, my baasjes, Outa cooks bossies from the veld to rub on—buchu and kookamakranka and karroo bossies.
Outa Karel's Stories | Sanni MetelerkampOuta will tell the baasjes about them another night, but now he must go quick—quick and let Lys rub his back with buchu.
Outa Karel's Stories | Sanni MetelerkampColumbian spirits, caramel, cinnamon and cardamom, and a touch of the buchu.
The Clarion | Samuel Hopkins AdamsA bitter extractive matter, obtained by Brande from buchu leaves.
The British Pharmacopoeia contains an infusion and tincture of buchu.
British Dictionary definitions for buchu
/ (ˈbuːkuː) /
any of several S. African rutaceous shrubs of the genus Barosma, esp B. betulina, whose leaves are used as an antiseptic and diuretic
Origin of buchu
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