English
Etymology
D. fijn meaning fine and bosch meaning bush through Afrikaans.
Noun
- Botany: Vegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom made up chiefly of proteaceae, restios and Ericaceae.
#*1992 Reader's DigestThe Great South African Outdoors - The southern and western Cape is the home of a unique type of vegitation known as fynbos. Covering around 90 000 square kilometers of often harsh terrain, fynbos is made up of approximately 6 000 different plant species.
Related terms
macchia
macchie
maquis
References
Readers Digest: The Great South African Outdoors: Readers Digest 1992.
Category: South African English
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