RAFFIA PALM

Meaning of RAFFIA PALM in English

any of various palms of the genus Raphia, as R. farinifera of tropical Africa, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.

[ 1895-1900 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAFFIA PALM — noun Date: 1872 a large pinnate-leaved palm ( Raphia farinifera syn. R. ruffia ) of Madagascar and tropical Africa valued …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAFFIA PALM — noun 1. : a pinnate-leaved palm ( Raphia ruffia ) native to Madagascar that is of considerable economic importance on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAFFIA PALM — () The jupati palm.
Английский словарь Webster
RAFFIA PALM — () A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber …
Английский словарь Webster
RAFFIA PALM — Date: 1872 : a large pinnate-leaved palm ( Raphia farinifera syn. R. ruffia ) of Madagascar and tropical Africa valued …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAFFIA PALM — add. ·- the jupati palm. 2. raffia palm ·add. ·- a pinnate-leaved palm (raphia ruffia) native of madagascar, and of …
Webster English vocab
RAFFIA PALM — Function: noun Date: 1872 : a large pinnate-leaved palm ( Raphia farinifera syn. R. ruffia ) of Madagascar and tropical …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RAFFIA PALM — [raffia palm] n (1897): a pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia farinifera syn. R. ruffia) of Madagascar that is valued for the fiber …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAFFIA — noun Etymology: Malagasy rafia Date: 1882 the fiber of the ~ palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PALM — I Any of about 2,800 species of flowering, subtropical trees, shrubs, and vines that make up the family Arecaceae (or …
Английский словарь Британика
PALM — I. ˈpä]m, ˈpȧ] also ]lm; archaic ˈpam noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English palme, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAFFIA — ˈrafēə, -fyə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Malagasy rafia, raofia, rofia 1. : the fiber of the raffia palm of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAFFIA — (n.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the …
Английский словарь Webster
RAFFIA — ( n. ) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAFFIA — /raf"ee euh/ , n. a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PALM — palm 1 /pahm/ , n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAFFIA — n. species of palm tree; fiber from this palm tree (used in basket weaving and other arts and crafts)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PALM — I. ˈpäm, ˈpälm, ˈpȯm, ˈpȯlm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAFFIA — noun Etymology: Malagasy rafia Date: 1882 : the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAFFIA — noun a fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the …
Webster English vocab
PALM — vt to handle. 2. palm ·noun the flat inner face of an anchor fluke. 3. palm ·add. ·vt to "grease …
Webster English vocab
RAFFIA — ■ noun 1》 a palm tree of tropical Africa and Madagascar, with a short trunk and extremely long leaves. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAFFIA — [raf.fia] n [Malagasy rafia] (1882): the fiber of the raffia palm used esp. for tying plants and making baskets and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PALM — [palm] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. L palma palm of the hand, palm tree; fr. the resemblance of the tree's …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PALM — any flowering plant of the order Arecales and of the single family in the order, Arecaceae (Palmae). Many of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAFFIA — raffia BrE AmE ˈræf i‿ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PALM — palm BrE AmE pɑːm § pɑːlm, § pælm, § pɒlm AmE pɑːlm pɑːm, pɔːlm, pɔːm — Preference polls, American English: …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAFFIA — / ˈræfiə; NAmE / noun [ U ] soft material that looks like string and is made from the leaves …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALM — / pɑːm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAFFIA — raf ‧ fi ‧ a /ˈræfiə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Malagasy ; Origin: rafia ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PALM — I. palm 1 /pɑːm $ pɑːm, pɑːlm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . PART OF HAND the inside surface of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAFFIA — n. (also raphia) 1 a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves. 2 the fibre from its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PALM — n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAFFIA — n. (also raphia) 1 a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves. 2 the fibre from its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PALM — n. 1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAFFIA — n. (also raphia) 1. a palm-tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, having very long leaves. 2 the fibre from its …
Oxford English vocab
PALM — 1. n.1 any usu. tropical tree of the family Palmae, with no branches and a mass of large pinnate or …
Oxford English vocab
RAFFIA — Raffia is a fibre made from palm leaves. It is used to make mats and baskets. N-UNCOUNT : oft N …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PALM — ( palms, palming, palmed) 1. A palm or a palm tree is a tree that grows in hot countries. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAFFIA — Raffia is a fibre made from palm leaves. It is used to make mats and baskets. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAFFIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the bottom of a handbag or raffia shopper. ▪ Bind with raffia and wax …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PALM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES olive/lemon/palm etc grove ▪ He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv. palm oil …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAFFIA — UK also rafia, raphia [noun] [U] - long narrow pieces of pale yellow, dried leaf, esp. from a type of …
Cambridge English vocab
PALM — off [phrasal verb] [M] - to persuade someone to accept (something) because you do not want it and it has …
Cambridge English vocab
PALM — n. coconut palm date palm palm PC Palm Springs Palm Sunday
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PALM — n. palm on palm upon palm on or upon palm grease palm off palm oil
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PALM — noun 1 flat part of the front of your hand ADJECTIVE ▪ soft ▪ sweaty ▪ warm ▪ flat , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RAFFIA — affair
Anagrams English vocabulary
RAFFIA — сущ. 1) рафия (род пальм) 2) волокно пальмы рафия рафия (волокно пальмы) - * furniture плетеная мебель raffia рафия
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PALM — I 1. сущ. 1) а) ладонь to read smb.'s palm ≈ гадать кому-л. по руке sweaty palm ≈ потная ладонь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAFFIA — Рафия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RAFFIA — n рафия ( волокно пальмы ) raffia furniture - плетёная мебель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PALM — palm.ogg _I pɑ:m n 1. бот. пальма ( Palmae ) 2. 1> пальмовая ветвь ( символ победы ) 2> победа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAFFIA — рафия
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RAFFIA — рафия
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PALM — I palm сущ.1) а) ладонь to read smb.'s palm — гадать кому-л. по руке sweaty palm — потная ладонь б) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RAFFIA — (n) рафия
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RAFFIA — n рафия ( волокно пальмы ) ~ furniture - плетёная мебель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RAFFIA — n рафия ( волокно пальмы ) raffia furniture - плетёная мебель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PALM — _I pɑ:m n 1. бот. пальма ( Palmae ) 2. 1> пальмовая ветвь ( символ победы ) 2> победа to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAFFIA — n. рафия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PALM — I p:m 1. сущ. 1) а) ладонь to read smb.'s palm — гадать кому-л. по руке sweaty palm — потная …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PALM — I [ЈЃҐ] palm.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) ладонь to read smb.'s palm — гадать кому-л. по руке sweaty palm — потная ладонь б) пригоршня, горсть 2) мор. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PALM — 1) пальма 2) ладонь • - African date palm - African oil palm - American oil palm - apricot palm - bamboo palm - betel palm - betel-nut palm - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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