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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.

 African violet
      n : tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its
          violet or white or pink flowers [syn: Saintpaulia
          ionantha]