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 Af·ri·can a.  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.
 African violet .
 African-American, see African-American.

 Tagetes erecta
      n : a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower
          heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: African marigold,
           big marigold, Aztec marigold]