Dictionary
bu•chu
Pronunciation: (bOO'kOO, byOO'kyOO), [key]—
n.
any of several southern African citrus shrubs of the genus
Agathosma or the genus
Diosma, esp.
A. betulina, A. crenulata, or
D. ericoides, whose leaves yield a dark-colored oil formerly used as a urinary antiseptic and mild diuretic.
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