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Detailed Synonyms for kaffir boom in English

kaffir boom:

kaffir boom [the ~] nom

  1. the kaffir boom
    – 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 1
    the Erythrina caffra; the kaffir boom; the Cape kafferboom
    – 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 1
  2. the kaffir boom
    – small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds 1
    the kaffir boom; the Erythrina lysistemon; the Transvaal kafferboom
    – small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds 1

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Related Definitions for "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 shingles1
  2. small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds1

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