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Raffia palm

Raffia palm
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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