raffia palm

noun

Any member of the species of genus Raphia of palm trees, principally of Africa, used for fiber and to produce raffia wine, palm wine.

Similar
Raffia fariniferaRaffia ruffia
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Meanings

nounraffia palm (plural raffia palms)

plural raffia palms

  1. Any member of the species of genus Raphia of palm trees, principally of Africa, used for fiber and to produce raffia wine, palm wine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks

Similar
Raffia fariniferaRaffia ruffia
Broader
palmpalm tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch raffiapalm
  • raffiapalmany palm tree of genus Raphia
Irish pailm raifia
  • pailm raifiaany palm tree of genus Raphia
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APA

raffia palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffia%20palm

MLA

“raffia palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffia%20palm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raffia palm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffia%20palm.

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