Used in a Sentence

rooibos

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rooibos.

Editorial note

Making my rooibos chai or having cup of herbal tea with someone is just not the same.

Examples18
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rooibos gathered in one view.

noun

The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant.

noun

(South Africa) A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made.

noun

(South Africa) Various shrubs of the genus Combretum.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rooibos.

noun

The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant.

noun

(South Africa) A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made.

noun

(South Africa) Various shrubs of the genus Combretum.

Example sentences

1

Making my rooibos chai or having cup of herbal tea with someone is just not the same.

2

There are also herbal teas, such as rooibos, not made from sinchilla (tea plant), but also tasty.

3

Herbal teas are good if caffeine is what is disagreeing with you: red bush tea (rooibos), chamomile.

4

I love drinking Rooibos at night as a replacement for tea, highly recommend.

5

There's always tisanes like rooibos and herbs (mint, etc).

6

Ginger rooibos tea with every meal, collagen, l-glutamine, creatine, unflavored whey isolate protein, and psyllium husk.

7

I've got quite into Rooibos tea over the last few months.

8

While I love coffee, I generally switch to rooibos after lunch.

9

So I replaced it with green tea and red tea(rooibos).

10

I tend to switch between tea, coffee, yerba mate, and tisanes (rooibos, herbal).

11

(peach and cinnamon rooibos is my favorite) - Boil 2-3 cups of water - 2 spoons of tea in a container and pour water.

12

The other one has a bit more of a kick to it while still being just spices and herbs and does not contain 'rooibos' which I'm really not a fan of.

Quote examples

1

For me, the change 9 months ago was entirely one change - unsweetened caffeinated drinks to unsweetened purely non-caffeine drinks (like "dandy blend" and rooibos).

2

This seems like the place to point out the difference between a tea and a tisane: rooibos is a tisane, or "herbal tea," because it is not made from a tea plant.

3

C: Ice Mint Rooibos Tea, lemon water, lime water, green tea, sparkling water with a dash of lime (not "lime flavored bottled water, which usually contains sweeteners).

Proper noun examples

1

I am getting feedback from users, the largest of which drove the creation of (and iteration upon) Rooibos.

2

Rooibos is not tea in the strict sense of the word, it’s a completely different plant with a different set of bioactive alkaloids.

3

Rooibos is noncaffeinated, I just love it for its malty, brisk taste and the fact oversteeping doesn't make it bitter.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rooibos in a sentence?

Making my rooibos chai or having cup of herbal tea with someone is just not the same.

What does rooibos mean?

The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant.

What part of speech is rooibos?

rooibos is commonly used as noun.