kaffir boom, n.
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
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Cape kafferboom Erythrina caffra kaffir boom
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small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
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Erythrina lysistemon Transvaal kafferboom kaffir boom
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