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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



... cuts as smooth as possible and to make them in one cut, because if you make a second cut you are bound to make some unevenness in it. These cambium layers have to fit right up flush with the edge of the bark. Then we usually wrap them in raffia. We used also what Professor Lake called a ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting - Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 • Various


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


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