Useful english dictionary. 2012.
kaffir boom — noun 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 shingles • Syn: ↑Cape kafferboom, ↑Erythrina caffra • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
coral tree — noun any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental • Syn: ↑erythrina • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑kaffir boom,… … Useful english dictionary
erythrina — noun any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental • Syn: ↑coral tree • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑kaffir boom,… … Useful english dictionary
Erythrina caffra — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑coral tree … Useful english dictionary
