African

Definition of African

Af´ri`can

a.

1.

Of or pertaining to Africa.

African hemp
a fiber prepared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and India.

African marigold
a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta).

African oak
a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.

African violet

African-American
see African-American.

n.

1.

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

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