WordNet
kaffir boom
n. small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn: Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon]
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]
Usage examples of "kaffir boom".
They rode out of the shade of the kaffir boom tree into the sunlight, Klein muttering softly to himself and Mbejane leading them down the valley.
Juba and the child soon became involved in collecting the pods from a kaffir boom tree nearby and stringing together the pretty scarlet lucky beans, each with its little black eye at the end to make necklaces and bracelets.