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    RAFFIA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Raffia; genus Raphia; Raffia; Raphia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Raffia" is a kind of...):

    liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

    Meronyms (members of "Raffia"):

    Raffia farinifera; raffia palm; Raffia ruffia (a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks)

    Holonyms ("Raffia" is a member of...):

    Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and basketsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("raffia" is a kind of...):

    fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

    Holonyms ("raffia" is a substance of...):

    Raffia farinifera; raffia palm; Raffia ruffia (a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.play

    Synonyms:

    raffia; raphia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("raffia" is a kind of...):

    plant fiber; plant fibre (fiber derived from plants)

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