noun
- Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc..
- synonyms: raffia
- Feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes.
- synonyms: Raffia, genus Raffia, genus Raphia
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