English Explanatory Dictionary

cancer bush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legume native to Southern Africa that grows red flowers and bloated pods, often used in folk medicine; Lessertia frutescens (formerly Sutherlandia frutescens).

Word forms

cancer bush cancer bushes cancer-bush

Etymology

From cancer (“disease”) + bush, probably a calque of Afrikaans kankerbos. Named after one of its uses in folk medicine.

Synonyms

balloon pea sutherlandia
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