Found 2 items, similar to raffia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: raffia raffia n 1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. [syn: raphia] 2: fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets 3: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Raffia Raffia \Raf"fi*a\ (r[a^]f"f[i^]*[.a]), n. (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). [1913 Webster]