nnoun.substanceleaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.Synset:raffia
Hypernyms:plant fiber plant fibre
Inherited Hypernyms:raffiaplant fibernatural fiberfibermaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:raffiaplant fibernatural fiberfibermaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:raffiaplant fiberplant productplant materialmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:raffiaplant fiberplant productplant materialmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.plantfeather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposesSynset:Raffia Raphia genus Raffia genus Raphia
Member Holonyms:Arecaceae Palmaceae Palmae family Arecaceae family Palmaceae family Palmae palm family
Hypernyms:liliopsid genus monocot genus
Inherited Hypernyms:raffiamonocot genusgenustaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Raffia farinifera Raffia ruffia raffia palm