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Definition of Raffia ruffia
1. Noun. A large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks.
Exact synonyms: Raffia Farinifera, Raffia Palm
Generic synonyms: Palm, Palm Tree
Group relationships: Genus Raffia, Genus Raphia, Raffia, Raphia
Terms within: Raffia
Specialized synonyms: Jupati, Jupati Palm, Jupaty, Raffia Taedigera, Bamboo Palm, Raffia Vinifera
Generic synonyms: Palm, Palm Tree
Group relationships: Genus Raffia, Genus Raphia, Raffia, Raphia
Terms within: Raffia
Specialized synonyms: Jupati, Jupati Palm, Jupaty, Raffia Taedigera, Bamboo Palm, Raffia Vinifera
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raffia Ruffia
Literary usage of Raffia ruffia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Applied Chemistry by Lewis Benajah Allyn (1912)
"SECTION XIV RAFFIA DYEING Raffia is the cuticle of the leafstalks of the Madagascar
palm (raffia ruffia). Its tissue is cellulose for the most part, ..."
2. Elementary Applied Chemistry by Lewis Benajah Allyn (1912)
"SECTION XIV RAFFIA DYEING Raffia is the cuticle of the leafstalks of the Madagascar
palm (raffia ruffia). Its tissue is cellulose for the most part, ..."
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