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Raffia

noun
1.
Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc..  Synonym: 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.  Synonyms: genus Raffia, genus Raphia, Raphia.



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"Raffia" Quotes from Famous Books



... a knife, raffia and the wax heater with brush. A saw is necessary if stocks are to be cut back, and pruning shears are convenient for cutting scions into proper lengths and for trimming and pruning stocks. The knife most used is the grafting knife of Maher & Gross, with a three ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting • Various


Words linked to "Raffia" :   fibre, family Palmaceae, family Arecaceae, Arecaceae, liliopsid genus, palm family, monocot genus, Palmae, family Palmae, fiber, plant fiber, Palmaceae, plant fibre


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