(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 14 2006 at 18:26:01

Raf"fi*a palm (?).

(a)

A pinnate- leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks.

(b)

The jupati palm.

 

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