African
African ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin Africus, Africanus, from Afer African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
Collocations (5)
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.
African violet ,
African-American , see African-American.
African , noun
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.