raffia

raf·fi·a

 (răf′ē-ə)

n.

1. A palm tree (Raphia farinifera) of East Africa and Madagascar, having large leaves that yield a useful fiber.

2. The leaf fibers of this plant, used for mats, baskets, and other products.

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[Malagasy rafia.]

raffia

(ˈræfɪə) or

raphia

n

1. (Plants) Also called: raffia palm a palm tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, that has large plumelike leaves, the stalks of which yield a useful fibre

2. (Plants) the fibre obtained from this plant, used for tying, weaving, etc

3. (Plants) any of several related palms or the fibre obtained from them

[C19: from Malagasy]

raf•fi•a

(ˈræf i ə)

n.

a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, etc.

[1880–85; earlier rofia raffia palm, said to be < Malagasy]

Thesaurus

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 substance capable of being spun into yarn
	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

Translations

rafie

raffiabast

raphia

rafia

raffíubast

rafia

rafija

rafia

rafya

酒椰酒椰叶的纤维

raffia

[ˈræfɪə] N → rafia f

raffia

[ˈræfiə] n → raphia m

raffia

n (= plant) → Raphia(palme) f; (= fibre) → Raphiabast m; (for handicraft, garden) → Bast m; raffia work → Bastarbeit f; raffia table mat → Bastuntersetzer m

raffia

[ˈræfɪə] n → rafia

raffia

(ˈrӕfiə) noun

(strips of) fibre from the leaves of a type of palm tree, used for making mats, baskets etc. raffia الرّافِيَه: ألياف مُجَفَّفّه من نَخْل الرافِيَه лико ráfia rafie der Raffiabast raffiabast νήμα για πλέξιμο καλαθιών rafia raffiapalm گیاه رافیا raffianiini raphiaרפיה ताड़ का वृक्ष rafija rafia rafia raffíubast (pálmatrefjar) raffia, rafia ラフィアやし 라피아 야자 rafija rafija tali rafia raffia !!rafia دمدغاسكردجزيرى دكجورى(خرما)دپاڼى تارونه چه داوبدلو او تړلو دپاره پكاريږى ráfia rafie рафия rafia rafija rafija rafiabast เส้นใยของต้นปาล์มที่ใช้สานตะกร้าหรือเสื่อ rafya 酒椰葉(或其纖維) рафія پام کی ایک قسم sợi cọ 酒椰, ，酒椰叶的纤维