raphia

ˈræfiə

Definition

Definition of raphia - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

Rare

leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree

Rare

The basket was woven from raphia.

raffia

palm genus

TECH.

genus of palms found in tropical regions

TECH.

The raphia genus includes several species that are important for their fibrous leaves..

palm

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Images of raphia

leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree

Origin of raphia

Raphia (a type of palm)

Examples of raphia in a sentence

The artisan chose raphia for its durability.
Raphia palms are used to make traditional mats.
The raphia fibers are strong and durable.

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French:raphia, Raphia, ...
German:Raffia, Raphia, ...
Italian:rafia, palma di rafia, ...
Spanish:rafia, palma de rafia, ...
Portuguese:ráfia, palmeira ráfia, ...
Chinese:拉菲草, 拉菲亚属, ...
Japanese:ラフィア, ラフィア属, ...
Arabic:رافِيا, نخيل الرافيا, ...
Hebrew:רַפְיָה, דֶּקֶל רַפְיָה, ...
Russian:рафия, рафия пальма, ...
Ukrainian:рафія, рід рафія, ...
Hindi:रैफिया, राफिया पाम, ...
Bengali:রাফিয়া, ...
Catalan:ràfia, ...
Czech:rafie, ...
Danish:raphia, ...
Dutch:raphia, raffia geslacht, ...
Greek:ράφια, ...
Hungarian:rafia, Raphia, ...
Khmer:សរសៃស្លឹកដូងរ៉ាហ្វៀ, រ៉ាហ្វៀ, ...
Korean:라피아, 라피아 속, ...
Persian:الیاف رافیا, رافیا, ...
Polish:rafia, rodzaj rafia, ...
Portuguese (BR):ráfia, palmeira ráfia, ...
Romanian:raphia, rafie, ...
Swedish:rafia, rafiasläktet, ...
Thai:ราฟเฟีย, สกุลราฟเฟีย, ...
Turkish:rafya, raphia cinsi, ...
Vietnamese:sợi raffia, chi raphia, ...

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