kaffir boom

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noun

1. 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
• Syn:
Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra
• Hypernyms:
coral tree, erythrina
2. small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
• Syn:
Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon
• Hypernyms:
coral tree, erythrina