raphia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
raphia
    n 1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets
         and mats etc. [syn: {raffia}, {raphia}]
    2: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central
       and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn:
       {Raffia}, {genus Raffia}, {Raphia}, {genus Raphia}]
    

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