Meaning of RAFFIA PALM
| Pronunciation: | | 'rafeeu pâm
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| | Definition: | | [n] a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks |
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| | Synonyms: | | Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia |
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| | See Also: | | bamboo palm, genus Raffia, genus Raphia, jupati, jupati palm, jupaty, palm, palm tree, Raffia, Raffia taedigera, Raffia vinifera, Raphia | |
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| | Definition: | | \Raf"fi*a palm\
(a) A pinnate-leaved palm ({Raphia ruffia}) native of
Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on
account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its
leafstalks.
(b) The jupati palm.
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