Raphia

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  raphia
       n 1: 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}]