raffia

Noun
  1. is a type of: plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
    same as: raphia
  2. 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. 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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