kaffir boom
n 1: small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters
of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn: {Transvaal
kafferboom}, {Erythrina lysistemon}]
2: 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}]