kaffir boom

Questions about kaffir boom

What does kaffir boom mean?

kaffir boom means "small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for kaffir boom?

Close synonyms include Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon, Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra. 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.

Is kaffir boom a common word?

kaffir boom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.