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  • noun small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
  • 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

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