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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ra•phi•a (rā′fē ə, raf′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology, Textilesraffia.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: raphia /ˈræfɪə/ n - a variant spelling of raffia
raf•fi•a /ˈræfiə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biology, Textilesa fiber obtained from the leaves of a palm tree, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024raf•fi•a (raf′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology, Textilesa fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, and the like.
Also, raphia. - Malagasy
- earlier rofia raffia palm, said to be 1880–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: raffia, raphia /ˈræfɪə/ n - Also called: raffia palm a palm tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, that has large plumelike leaves, the stalks of which yield a useful fibre
- the fibre obtained from this plant, used for tying, weaving, etc
- any of several related palms or the fibre obtained from them
Etymology: 19th Century: from Malagasy |