raffia : Idioms & Phrases
genus raffia
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noun feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
Raffia; genus Raphia; Raphia.
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raffia farinifera
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noun a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
raffia palm; Raffia farinifera.
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raffia palm
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noun a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
raffia palm; Raffia farinifera.
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raffia ruffia
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noun a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
raffia palm; Raffia farinifera.
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raffia taedigera
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noun a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes
jupati; jupati palm; jupaty.
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raffia vinifera
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noun a palm of the genus Raffia
bamboo palm.
