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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Raf·fi·a palm (a) 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. (b) The jupati palm.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 raffia palm
      n : a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very
          long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially
          important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: Raffia
           farinifera, Raffia ruffia]