(n) feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes, Syn.genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia
(n) a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks, Syn.Raffia ruffia, Raffia farinifera
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. (Bot.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [ 1913 Webster ]
(a) A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks. (b) The jupati palm. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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