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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 raf·fia /ˈræfiə/
 酒榔,其葉的纖維

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Raf·fi·a n. Bot. A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 raffia
      n 1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets
           and mats etc. [syn: raphia]
      2: fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making
         hats and baskets
      3: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central
         and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
         [syn: genus Raffia, Raphia, genus Raphia]