erythrina caffra

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   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

   Synonymskaffir boomCape kafferboom

   Broadercoral tree

Questions about erythrina caffra

What does erythrina caffra mean?

erythrina caffra means "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".

What is another word for erythrina caffra?

Close synonyms include kaffir boom, Cape kafferboom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.