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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Raffia

/(răf"fĭ*ȧ)/ · Raf·fi·a · IPA /ˈɹæfiə/
01 n. A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.
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    A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.(Bot.)