Definition of "raphia" []

• Variant of raffia. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Oils from the larvae of raphia palm beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) recorded the highest level of non-saturation of 65. 61percent while the winged termite had the least level non-saturation of 50.02 percent."
• "In 1774 Dr. Johnson, in a letter, wished that “what is undeservedly forgotten of our antiquated literature might be re - vived” and John Berkenhout in 1777 subtitled his Biog - raphia Literaria, A Biographical History of Literature, in which he proposed to give a “concise view of the rise and progress of literature.”"
• "Raffia, a native of the South Sea Islands and of Madagascar, is the inner bark of the raphia palm, pulled off, torn into narrow strips, dried in the sun, and bound into bunches, which are plaited together and stored ready for use or shipping."