African yellowwood
a tree, podocarpus elongatus, of tropical africa and the mountains of southern africa, having globe-shaped fruit, grown as an ornamental.
Read Also:
- African-canadian
noun a canadian of african descent adjective of or relating to canadians of african descent
- Sleeping sickness
also called african sleeping sickness, african trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, trypanosoma gambiense or t. rhodesiense, that is carried by a tsetse fly, glossina palpalis. also called epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis. a viral disease affecting the brain, characterized […]
- Africander
. one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised originally in southern africa, well adapted to high temperatures. archaic. . historical examples whether he and steyn used the africander bond as their tool or were themselves its tools the outcome of the war is the same. with the guards’ brigade from bloemfontein to koomati […]
- Africanize
to replace the european or white staff of (an organization in africa) with black . to bring under , especially black , influence or to adapt to needs. verb (transitive) to make african, esp to give control of (policy, government, etc) to africans
- Africanism
something that is characteristic of culture or tradition. a word, term, or the like, that has been adopted from an language. culture, ideals, or advancement. historical examples i reached my destination without risk or adventure, but had the opportunity of seeing some new phases of africanism on my arrival. captain canot brantz mayer noun something […]