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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

African \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)