raffia | (n) leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc., Syn. raphia |
raffia | (n) fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets |
raffia | (n) feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes, Syn. genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia |
raffia palm | (n) a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks, Syn. Raffia ruffia, Raffia farinifera |
bamboo palm | (n) a palm of the genus Raffia, Syn. Raffia vinifera |
jupati | (n) a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes, Syn. jupati palm, jupaty, Raffia taedigera |