raffia : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: raffia	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for raffia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raffia n leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. Synonym(s): raffia, raphia fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes Synonym(s): Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Raffia \Raf"fi*a\, n. (Bot.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus {Raphia}. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).