cancer bush
English
Alternative forms
- cancer-bush
Etymology
From cancer (“disease”) + bush, probably a calque of Afrikaans kankerbos. Named after one of its uses in folk medicine.
Noun
cancer bush (plural cancer bushes)
- A legume native to Southern Africa that grows red flowers and bloated pods, often used in folk medicine; Lessertia frutescens (formerly Sutherlandia frutescens).
- Synonyms: balloon pea, sutherlandia
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