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English noun: kaffir boom

1. kaffir boom (plant) small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds


SynonymsErythrina lysistemon, Transvaal kafferboom


Broader (hypernym)coral tree, erythrina

2. kaffir boom (plant) 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


SynonymsCape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra


Broader (hypernym)coral tree, erythrina









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