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Definition of Raffia
1. Noun. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc..
2. Noun. Fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets.
3. Noun. Feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Arecaceae, Family Arecaceae, Family Palmaceae, Family Palmae, Palm Family, Palmaceae, Palmae
Member holonyms: Raffia Farinifera, Raffia Palm, Raffia Ruffia
Definition of Raffia
1. n. A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.
Definition of Raffia
1. Noun. A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Raffia
1. a palm tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Raffia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Raffia
Literary usage of Raffia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Make Baskets by Mary White, Neltje Blanchan (1901)
"CHAPTER II raffia AND SOME OF ITS USES IT is a rare thing to find a material ...
With a pound or two of raffia (there is about as much as this in one of the ..."
2. How to Make Baskets by Mary White, Neltje Blanchan (1906)
"CHAPTER II raffia AND SOME OF ITS USES IT is a rare thing to find a material at
once so soft and so strong as raffia ; and it could hardly be better fitted ..."
3. Hand-loom Weaving: A Manual for School and Home by Mattie Phipps Todd (1902)
"In this case, the mat should be woven of raffia in the natural color, with stripes
of bright color at each end ; or, it may be of some dark tone with ..."
4. Occupations for Little Fingers: A Manual for Grade Teachers, Mothers and by Elizabeth Sage, Anna Maria Cooley (1910)
"raffia is imported from Madagascar, and is the outside covering of a native palm
which grows in great abundance in that climate. The gathering and exporting ..."
5. Plant Propagation: Greenhouse and Nursery Practice by Maurice Grenville Kains (1916)
"raffia has almost replaced it. 292. raffia, the lower epidermis of a Madagascar
... 185— SKEIN OF raffia being placed in a room warmed to 50 or 60 degrees. ..."
6. Elementary Applied Chemistry by Lewis Benajah Allyn (1912)
"SECTION XIV raffia DYEING raffia is the cuticle of the leafstalks of the Madagascar
palm ... The principal mordants used in raffia dyeing are alum and other ..."
7. Elementary Applied Chemistry by Lewis Benajah Allyn (1912)
"SECTION XIV raffia DYEING raffia is the cuticle of the leafstalks of the Madagascar
palm ... The principal mordants used in raffia dyeing are alum and other ..."
8. The Boston Way: Plans for the Development of the Individual Child by Boston (Mass.). Special Class Teachers (1917)
"Sew the picture in with raffia or glue it to the frame. Napkin ring. ... Knot the
raffia strands as in the picture frame. Needle book. ..."
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