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Definition of: raffia
(raf′ē·ə) noun
1. A cultivated palm (Raphia pedunculata) of Madagascar, the leafstalks of which furnish fiber for making hats, mats, baskets, etc.
2. Its fiber. Also spelled raphia. [<Malagasy rafia]
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