Etymograph

English

fynbos

Fynbos comes from Afrikaans fynbos.

  1. Afrikaansmodernfynbos
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1992same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Afrikaansmodernfynbos
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1992same form

Earliest quotation: 1992, Reader's Digest: “The southern and western Cape is the home of…”

Every English word from Afrikaans fynbos

Today it means

noun Vegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub, exceptionally biodiverse, including particularly large numbers of species of Proteaceae, Restionaceae, and Ericaceae.

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Etymograph / Afrikaans fynbos / fynbos

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