noun
feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
• Syn: ↑Raffia, ↑Raphia, ↑genus Raphia
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms:
• Member Meronyms: ↑raffia palm, ↑Raffia farinifera, ↑Raffia ruffia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.