raffia

Noun
  1. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree;
    Used to make baskets and mats etc. (synset 115027113)
    is a type of: plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
    same as: raphia
  2. Fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets (synset 112616066)
    is a type of: fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
    substance meronym: raffia farinifera, raffia palm, raffia ruffia - a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
  3. Feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes (synset 112615507)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: raffia farinifera, raffia palm, raffia ruffia - a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
    belongs to: arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
    same as: genus raffia, genus raphia, raphia

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