kaffir boom
IPA: kʌfˈɪrbum
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
- small semi-evergreen of south africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
Examples of "kaffir-boom" in Sentences
- Out goes kaffir-boom, the Africian tree, such unfashionable titles as Pacha of Many Tales