Af"ri*can , n. A native of
Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
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.
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