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Webster 1913 Edition

(răf′fĭ-ȧ)

Noun.

(Bot.)

A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus

Raphia

J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

raffia ‎(plural raffias)

A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.

fibrous material