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kaffir boom
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Noun kaffir boom has 2 senses
- kaffir boom(n = noun.plant) erythrina lysistemon, transvaal kafferboom - small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds; Array is a kind of coral tree, erythrina
- kaffir boom(n = noun.plant) cape kafferboom, erythrina caffra - 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; Array is a kind of coral tree, erythrina
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