noun
- Small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds.
- synonyms: Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon
- 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.
- synonyms: Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra
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