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raphia

n. (alternative form of raffia English)

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raphia

  1. n. leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. [syn: raffia]

  2. feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: Raffia, genus Raffia, genus Raphia]

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Raphia

Raphia may refer to:

  • Raphia (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae
  • Raphia (plant), the genus of raffia palms
  • Raphia (town), the Ancient Greek name for Rafah, a town in Gaza
Raphia (moth)

Raphia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It is the only genus under subfamily Raphiinae.

Usage examples of "raphia".

Land of Onias, the Queen of Alexandria and Egypt marched down the shore road from Raphia between the great salt marsh of Lake Sirbonis and the sea, then dug herself in on the Syrian flank of Mount Casius, a sandhill just ten miles from Pelusium.

With this road-metal are mingled short strips of raphia, or palm-fibre, flexible ribbons, easily bent.

It is an interlacing of raphia and bits of wool, picked up at random, without distinction of shade.