kaffir boom
1.
(
noun
) small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
Synonyms:
Cape kafferboom
,
Erythrina caffra
Related Words:
coral tree
,
erythrina
2.
(
noun
) small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
Synonyms:
Erythrina lysistemon
,
Transvaal kafferboom
Related Words:
coral tree
,
erythrina
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