raffia palm
Noun
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A large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks (synset 112615750)
is a type of: palm, palm tree - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leavessubtypes:
- jupati, jupati palm, jupaty, raffia taedigera - a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes
- bamboo palm, raffia vinifera - a palm of the genus Raffia
belongs to: genus raffia, genus raphia, raffia, raphia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposessubstance holonym: raffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and basketssame as: raffia farinifera, raffia ruffia
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