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raf |
raff |
raffaelesque |
raffaello santi |
raffaello sanzio |
raffia
| raffia farinifera
| raffia palm
| raffia ruffia
| raffia taedigera
| raffia vinifera
raffia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun raffia has 3 senses
- raffia(n = noun.substance) raphia - leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.; Array is a kind of plant fiber, plant fibre
- raffia(n = noun.plant) Array - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets; Array is a kind of fiber, fibre
- raffia(n = noun.plant) genus raffia, genus raphia, raphia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes; Array is a kind of liliopsid genus, monocot genus
is a member of arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae
CIDE DICTIONARY
raffia, n.
A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia . J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
raffia, n. (also raphia)
1 a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves.
2 the fibre from its leaves used for making hats, baskets, etc., and for tying plants etc.
1 a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves.
2 the fibre from its leaves used for making hats, baskets, etc., and for tying plants etc.
Etymology
Malagasy
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