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raffias

raffias is the plural of raffia.

Meaning of raffia

Noun

raffia (countable and uncountable, plural raffias)

  1. A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
    • He was pressed against the canes and raffia of which this old house was built.1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King

Questions about raffias

What is raffias the plural of?
Raffias is the plural of raffia.

Words near raffias in the dictionary

  1. Raffety
  2. Raffetys
  3. Raffi
  4. raffia
  5. raffia palm
  6. raffias
  7. raffie
  8. Raffield
  9. Raffields
  10. raffies
  11. raffinase

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