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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