Noun raffia has 3 senses
  1. raffia, raphia - leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
    --1 is a kind of plant fiber, plant fibre
  2. raffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
    --2 is a kind of
    fiber, fibre
    --2 is a substance of raffia palm, Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia
  3. Raffia, genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
    --3 is a kind of monocot genus, liliopsid genus
    --3 is a member of
     Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family
    --3 has members: raffia palm, Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia
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