a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
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raffia palm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | raffia farinifera, raffia ruffia |
| Type of | palm, palm tree |
| Has types | jupati palm, jupaty, bamboo palm, jupati, raffia taedigera, raffia vinifera |
Examples of raffia palm
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Raffia palm fronds are a common covering, though metal roofing has become more common.
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Between 9000 and 5000 BCE, Niger-Congo speakers domesticated the oil palm and raffia palm.
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Wisteria has African kuba cloth pillows featuring graphic patterns woven from raffia-palm fibers.
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Other African domesticated plants were oil palm, raffia palm, black eyed peas, groundnuts, and kola nuts.
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It used the fibers of the leaves on the raffia palm tree.
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Raffia palm also provides an important cultural drink.
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Roofs are sometimes made of thatched raffia palm, but they are more often of corrugated aluminium, iron, or tin today.
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Roofs were mostly thatched raffia palm in the past, but they are more often made of corrugated aluminium, iron, or tin today.
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Secondary growth, which has replaced the original forest and consists to a large extent of traveller's trees, raffia palm, and baobabs, is found in many places along the east coast and in the north.
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