WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kaffir boom
    n 1: small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense
         clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn:
         kaffir boom, 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: kaffir boom, Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra]