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| a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks ❲Raffia ruffia, Raffia farinifera❳ | |||
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| leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. | |||
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| fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets |