Source : WordNet®

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}]