raffia

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English - Turkish
rafya
Madagaskar hurması
Raphia pedunculata
{i} lif sicim
{i} rafya (palmiye)
English - English
A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia
{i} species of palm tree; fiber from this palm tree (used in basket weaving and other arts and crafts)
is a member of the Palm (Arecaceae) family of primarily tropical trees, shrubs, and vines The tree members of this family generally have a long slender stem or trunk topped by a crown of compound leaves This African palm tree (Raphia ruffia)has large leaves that yield a fiber used for mats, baskets, and other products
feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
raffia fibers are a great alternative to ribbons and bows for a country look Rainbow pads - ink pads with three or more colors side by side for mulitcolor stamping Roller stamps - stamps on a wheel that let you make borders and wrapping paper Some kinds have interchangeable pattern wheels and are self inking RR- Round Robin - all items are sent to the host/ess then are mailed out with a list of all participants The person will receive the package, go through it, pick out some stuff, send it on and it goes around like that
a fibre obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm
Raffia is a fibre made from palm leaves. It is used to make mats and baskets. a soft substance like string that comes from the leaves of a palm tree and is used for making baskets, hats, mats etc (rafia)
la pinnate-leaved palm, the leafstalks are used to make a strong fiber The porous-centered stalk is dried and used to make rattles
feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc
leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc

Related Terms

raffia palm
A pinnate- leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks
raffia palm
The jupati palm
raffia palm
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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