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RAFFIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
Synonyms:
genus Raffia; genus Raphia; Raffia; Raphia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Raffia" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Raffia"):
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)
Holonyms ("Raffia" is a member of...):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("raffia" is a kind of...):
fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
Holonyms ("raffia" is a substance of...):
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
Synonyms:
raffia; raphia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("raffia" is a kind of...):
plant fiber; plant fibre (fiber derived from plants)
