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Definitions for Buchu

[1] 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.
[2] any of several S. African rutaceous shrubs of the genus Barosma , esp B. betulina , whose leaves are used as an antiseptic and diuretic

Words nearby Buchu

buchenwald, buchman, buchmanism, buchner, buchner funnel, buchu, buck, buck and wing, buck bean, buck fever, buck for

Origin of Buchu

1725–35; < Afrikaans (now spelling boegoe ) < Khoikhoi, first attested as boggoa (1668)

Word origin for Buchu

C18: from a South African Bantu name