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kaffir boom

kaf·fir·boom

uncommon

noun

1.

small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds

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

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