Raffia vinifera
         n 1: a palm of the genus Raffia [syn: {bamboo palm}, {Raffia
               vinifera}]

English Dictionary: Raffia vinifera	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reviving adj tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" Synonym(s): renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rebuff \Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuffed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Rebuffing}.]       To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to       repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revivement \Re*vive"ment\, n.       Revival. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revive \Re*vive"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revived}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Reviving}.] [F. revivere, L. revivere; pref. re- re- +       vivere to live. See {Vivid}.]       1. To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live             anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. --Shak.                         The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of                      the child came into again, and he revived. --1 Kings                                                                               xvii. 22.          2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity,             neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in             the fifteenth century.          3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a             metal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reviving \Re*viv"ing\, a. & n.       Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.       --Milton. -- {Re*viv"ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reviving \Re*viv"ing\, a. & n.       Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.       --Milton. -- {Re*viv"ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rope \Rope\, n. [AS. r[be]p; akin to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop,       Icel. reip rope, Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip       latchet.]       1. A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in             circumference, made of strands twisted or braided             together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in             its size. See {Cordage}.          2. A row or string consisting of a number of things united,             as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.          3. pl. The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.          {Rope ladder}, a ladder made of ropes.          {Rope mat}., a mat made of cordage, or strands of old rope.                      {Rope of sand}, something of no cohession or fiber; a feeble             union or tie; something not to be relied upon.          {Rope pump}, a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope             raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by             its adhesion to the rope.          {Rope transmission} (Mach.), a method of transmitting power,             as between distant places, by means of endless ropes             running over grooved pulleys.          {Rope's end}, a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash             in inflicting punishment.          {To give one rope}, to give one liberty or license; to let             one go at will uncheked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ropeband \Rope"band`\, n. (Naut.)       A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the       head of the sail to the spar. [Written also {roband}, and       {robbin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rufiopin \Ru`fi*o"pin\, n. [L. rufus reddish + opianic.] (Chem.)       A yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene,       and obtained from opianic acid.