raffia

Noun	1.	raffia - leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. raphia plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
	2.	raffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets Raffia farinifera, raffia palm, Raffia ruffia - a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated solid substance
	3.	Raffia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes genus Raffia, genus Raphia, Raphia liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Raffia farinifera, raffia palm, Raffia ruffia - a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks

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