Definition of raphia Raphia
raph•i•a
We found 4 definitions of raphia from 3 different sources.
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What does raphia mean?
WordNet
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| raphia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes | ||
| Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia | ||
| liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
| 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 | ||
| raphia - leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. | ||
| raffia | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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raphia
rā′fi-a, n. a genus of handsome pinnately-leaved palms. [Malagasy.]
Part of speech
🔤- raphia, noun, singular of raphias.
