fynbos
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of fynbos
Afrikaans: fine bush
Example Sentences
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The rosette growth habit is found around the world, from the fynbos shrublands of South Africa to the dry grasslands of Australia to the prairies of the American Midwest.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
The alien trees also threaten native animals and plants in the Cape Floral Kingdom, where 70% of the plants, like the famous fynbos range of plants that are found nowhere else on the planet.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2021
He pointed out a pile of bricks grown over with fynbos plants—the remnants of his home—and showed me the tree that marks the graves of his parents and his grandparents.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 2019
It is also home to several experts on local species ranging from the penguins that nest on its beaches, to the fynbos shrubland unique to the area.
From Nature ● Oct. 30, 2018
It’s on the slopes of Table Mountain, whose streams water the unique fynbos heathland, one of the world’s richest botanical kingdoms.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2018
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