raphia

[ rey-fee-uh, raf-ee-uh ]

noun

1. raffia.

raphia

/ ˈræfɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of raffia

Example Sentences

Among them was a man dressed in a full length raphia palm costume.

From Scientific American

The asparagus is tied in two places with raphia or soft string, and thus makes a neat and attractive package.

From Project Gutenberg

You find here enormous acacias, monkey-bread trees, raphia palms and baobabs; less gloom, and fewer creeping and hanging plants.

From Project Gutenberg

More curious is the raphia, with plume-like leaves, sometimes from forty to fifty feet in length, starting also from a short stem—almost from the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

Alex asked, her eyes on the strings of raphia and an unfinished basket that lay on the table.

From Project Gutenberg