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Webster 1913 Edition
African
Af′ri-can
,Adj.
[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.Af′ri-can
,Noun.
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
Webster 1828 Edition
African
AF'RICAN
,Adj.
AF'RICAN
,Noun.
This name is given also to the African marygold.