Definitions for "combretum"
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers.
Combretum is the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 370 species of trees and shrubs, 300 of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, 25 to tropical Asia and 40 to tropical America. The genus is absent from Australia.