| 单词 | raffia |
| 释义 | raffia (once / 58512 pages) n WORD FAMILY raffia USAGE EXAMPLESPapa-Nnukwu was sitting on a low stool on the verandah, bowls of food on a raffia mat before him. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) "Surfaces get textural and tactile, opposing the delicate and the sturdy.. The crafty touch of raffia details and inlay works," read a designer note. Reuters(Sep 24, 2016) Half-naked, with just a raffia decoration and a coarse orange loincloth. BBC(Sep 15, 2016) 1n leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. Syn|Hyper raphia plant fiber, plant fibre fiber derived from plants 2n fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets Hyper fiber, fibre a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn Raffia (once / 537242 pages) n WORD FAMILY Raffia: Raffias USAGE EXAMPLESRaffia trees are being killed by local tobacco farmers, who strip the trees of leaves for use in curing and drying tobacco. New York Times(Aug 03, 2015) These chimps did, however, feed on the decaying pith of Raffia palm trees, which is a good source of minerals. Science Magazine(Jul 29, 2015) Raffia palm sap is rich in sucrose and glucose, and the sugars make it palatable. New York Times(Jun 09, 2015) n feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes Syn|Hyper Raphia, genus Raffia, genus Raphia liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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