Definitions for raffia palm
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
raf′fia palm`(n.)
a palm, Raphia ruffia, of Madagascar, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.
Category: Plants
Origin of raffia palm:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
raffia palm, Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia(noun)
a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"raffia palm." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/raffia palm>.