Adjacent Words
rafaqrafar
rafas
rafat
rafaw
rafay
Raff
Raff merchant
raff-merchant
Raffaelesque
Raffaello Santi
Raffaello Sanzio
Raffed
Rafferty's rules
Raffia farinifera
raffia palm
Raffia ruffia
Raffia taedigera
Raffia vinifera
raffin
raffia definitions
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. [syn: raffia, raphia]
2: fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
3: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: Malagasy rafia Date: 1882 the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. (also raphia) 1 a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves. 2 the fibre from its leaves used for making hats, baskets, etc., and for tying plants etc. Etymology: Malagasy
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Raffia Raf"fi*a, n. (Bot.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
Raffia is a fibre made from palm leaves. It is used to make mats and baskets. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
