african

n. ஆப்பிரிக்கா கண்டத்தினர், (பெ.) ஆப்பிரிக்கா கண்டத்திற்கு உரிய.

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Af"ri*can, a. Etym: [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Defn: Of or pertaining to Africa. African hemp, a fiber prerared 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, a United States citizen of African descent. Af"ri*can, n. Defn: A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

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