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fyn·bos

(fān′bŏs′)

An area at the tip of southern Africa that is covered by a growth of evergreen shrubs, especially of the families Proteaceae and Ericaceae. It is characterized by nutrient-poor soil, frequent fires, high species diversity, and a large number of endemic species.

[Afrikaans, scrubland having no trees with thick trunks : fyn, slender, gracile (from Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin; see fine¹) + bos, woods, forest, bush land (from Middle Dutch bosch; akin to Middle English bush; see bush).]

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fynbos

(ˈfeɪnbɒs)

(Botany) a type of vegetation unique to the Mediterranean-climate region of southern and southwestern South Africa, characterized by evergreen hard-leaved shrubs and almost no trees

[Afrikaans: fine bush]

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