Raffia

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• raffia — 1> рафия (волокно пальмы) Ex: raffia furniture плетеная мебель …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• raffia — noun рафи …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Raffia — Als Raffia oder auch Raphia bezeichnet man Textilien aus dem Bast der Raffia oder Bastpalme (Raphia farinifera). Die Fasern zeichnen sich durch große Dehnbarkeit und Festigkeit aus. Produkte, welche aus Raffia hergestellt werden, sind unter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• raffia — /raf ee euh/, n. a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, and the like. Also, raphia. [1880 85; earlier rofia raffia palm, said to be < Malagasy] * * * …   Universalium

• raffia — ˈræfɪə сущ. 1) рафия (род пальм) 2) волокно пальмы рафия рафия (волокно пальмы) * furniture плетеная мебель raffia рафия …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• raffia — noun Etymology: Malagasy rafia Date: 1882 the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• raffia — рафия …   Англо-русский технический словарь

• raffia — noun A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia …   Wiktionary

• Raffia palm — Raf fi*a palm (r[a^]f f[i^]*[.a] p[aum]m ). (a) A pinnate leaved palm ({Raphia ruffia}) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks. (b) The jupati palm.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English



• Raffia palm — taxobox name = Raffia palm regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Arecales familia = Arecaceae subfamilia = Calamoideae tribus = Calameae genus = Raphia genus authority =… …   Wikipedia