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nounthe second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Oceanpart of:
Definition that contains africa
- impala African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
- warthog African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
- baobab African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
- dika African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites
- agapanthus africanus African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
- aepyceros melampus African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
- diceros bicornis African rhino; in danger of extinction
- genus khaya African mahogany trees
- kobus African antelopes: waterbucks
- sour gourd African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp