raph·i·a (r f  - )n. Variant of raffia. |
raphia [ˈræfɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variant spelling of raffia
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| Noun | 1. |  raphia - leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants |
| 2. | Raphia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes 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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