| kaffir boom 
 
 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
 
 
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