AFRICAN

AF'RICAN, adjective Pertaining to Africa.AF'RICAN, noun A native of Africa.This name is given also to the african marygold.

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african. African, a. pertaining to Africa

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Af″ri‐can (�), a. [[L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.]] 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 or African teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.