Raffia ruffia

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1.Raffia ruffia - a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalksRaffia farinifera, raffia palmpalm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leavesgenus Raffia, genus Raphia, Raphia, Raffia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposesraffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and basketsjupati, jupati palm, jupaty, Raffia taedigera - a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposesRaffia vinifera, bamboo palm - a palm of the genus Raffia