(n) small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds, Syn. Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon

kaffir boom

(n) 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, Syn. Erythrina caffra, Cape kafferboom

kaffir bread

(n) South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food, Syn. Encephalartos caffer

kaffir cat

(n) widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor, Syn. Felis ocreata, caffer cat

alastrim

(n) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus, Syn. West Indian smallpox, variola minor, pseudovariola, pseudosmallpox, Cuban itch, white pox, Kaffir pox, milk pox

great millet

(n) important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves, Syn. kaffir corn, kafir corn, Sorghum bicolor, kaffir

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Kafir

{ } n. [ Ar. kāfir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Muslims. Cf. Giaour. ] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [ Spelt also Caffre. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any Black African; -- a disparaging and offensive term used by white South Africans. [ South Africa ]
Syn. -- kaffir, caffer, caffre. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Zulu-Kaffir

n. A member of the Bantu race comprising the Zulus and the Kaffirs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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こぶみかんの葉

[こぶみかんのは, kobumikannoha] (n) (See バイマックルー) Kaffir lime (leaves used in Thai, etc. cuisine) (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae)

バイマックルー;バイマクルー

[baimakkuru-; baimakuru-] (n) Kaffir lime (leaves used in Thai, etc. cuisine) (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae)

君子蘭

[くんしらん, kunshiran] (n) clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)

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