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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.;
[syn: raffia, raphia]

2. fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets;

3. feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes;
[syn: Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Raffia \Raf"fi*a\ (r[a^]f"f[i^]*[.a]), n. (Bot.) 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

raffia n 1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. [syn: raffia, raphia] 2: fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets 3: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia]