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raffia(dictionary)
raffia(dictionary)

raffia (iou)



raffia noun. In sense 1 also raphia, (earliest) rofia. E18.
[Malagasy.]
A palm of the African genus Raphia, esp. R. farinifera of Madagascar. E18.
The soft fibre from the leaves of such a palm, used as garden twine, in basketwork, etc. L19.