raffia
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈɹæfiə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æfiə
Noun
editraffia (countable and uncountable, plural raffias)
- A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
- 1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King:
- He was pressed against the canes and raffia of which this old house was built.
Translations
editfibrous material
Raphia sudanica
Raphia vinifera
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