| NOUN | plant | Raffia farinifera, raffia palm, Raffia ruffia | a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks |
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| Meaning | A large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks. | |
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| Synonyms | raffia palm, Raffia ruffia | |
| Member of | Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia | feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes |
| Narrower | bamboo palm, Raffia vinifera | A palm of the genus Raffia |
| jupati, jupaty, jupati palm, Raffia taedigera | A tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes | |
| Broader | palm, palm tree | Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves |
| Substances | raffia | Fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets |
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