資料來源 : 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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

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}]