English noun: genus Raffia | |||
1. | genus Raffia (plant) feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes | ||
Synonyms | genus Raphia, Raffia, Raphia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliopsid genus, monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | Raffia farinifera, raffia palm, Raffia ruffia | ||
Member meronym | Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae | ||