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1. (n.) raffia
a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, etc.
Etymology: (1880–85; earlier rofia raffia palm, said to be < Malagasy)
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1. (noun) raffia, raphia
leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
2. (noun) raffia
fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
3. (noun) Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia
feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
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1. (noun) raffia
a fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia
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Sense: (strips of) fibre from the leaves of a type of palm tree, used for making mats, baskets etc.
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 Afrikaans: raffia |
 Arabic: الرّافِيَه: ألياف مُجَفَّ |
 Bulgarian: лико |
 Brazilian: ráfia |
 Czech: rafie |
 German: der Raffiabast |
 Danish: raffiabast |
 Greek: νήμα για πλέξιμο καλαθιών |
 Spanish: rafia |
 Estonian: raffiapalm |
 Farsi: گیاه رافیا |
 Finnish: raffianiini |
 French: raphia |
 Hebrew: רַפיָה |
 Hindi: ताड़ का वृक्ष |
 Croatian: rafija |
 Hungarian: rafia |
 Indonesian: rafia |
 Icelandic: raffíubast (pálmatrefjar) |
 Italian: raffia, rafia |
 Japanese: ラフィアやし |
 Korean: 라피아 야자 |
 Lithuanian: rafija |
 Latvian: rafija |
 Malay: tali rafia |
 Dutch: raffia |
 Polish: !!rafia |
 Persian: گیاه رافیا |
 Pashto: دمدغاسكردجزيرى دكجورى(خرم |
 Portuguese: ráfia |
 Romanian: rafie |
 Russian: рафия |
 Slovak: rafia |
 Slovenian: rafija |
 Serbian: rafija |
 Swedish: rafiabast |
 Thai: เส้นใยของต้นปาล์มที่ใช้สา |
 Turkish: rafya |
 Taiwanese: 酒椰葉(或其纖維) |
 Ukrainian: рафія |
 Urdu: پام کی ایک قسم |
 Vietnamese: sợi cọ |
 Chinese: 酒椰, ，酒椰叶的纤维 |
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