Raphia

Definitions: Raphia

Raphia

Noun

1. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.

2. Feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes.

Date "raphia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1660. (references)

"Raphia" is a common misspelling or typo for: Aphid, Aphis, Apia, Brachia, Daphnia, Graphic, Rachis, Raphael, Rapid, Rapier.

Synonyms: Raphia

Synonyms: genus Raffia (n), genus Raphia (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Raphia

English words defined with "raphia": genus Raphia. (references)

Specialty definitions using "raphia": RAPHIA TAEDIGERA ♦ WINE SOURCES. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Raphia" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (raffia).

Expressions using "raphia": genus Raphia ♦ raphia ruffia ♦ raphia taedigera. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "raphia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		рафия (raffia), лико (bass, bast, fiber, fibre, liber, raffia). (various references)

Pig Latin		aphiaray.(various references)

Vietnamese		nón (raffia, sun-hat, sun-helmet). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "raphia": raphias. (additional references)
	Words ending with "raphia": agraphia. (additional references)
	Words containing "raphia": agraphias. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: pariah.
	Words within the letters "a-a-h-i-p-r"
	-2 letters: aria, haar, hair, harp, pair, para, raia.
	-3 letters: aah, aha, air, hap, hip, pah, par, phi, pia, rah, rap, ria, rip.
	-4 letters: aa, ah, ai, ar, ha, hi, pa, pi.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-h-i-p-r"
	+1 letter: charpai, haircap, pariahs, piranha, raphias.
	+2 letters: agraphia, agraphic, atrophia, charpais, diagraph, haircaps, parhelia, piranhas.
	+3 letters: agraphias, anaphoric, apartheid, arhatship, atrophias, diagraphs, diaphragm, graphical, parathion, parochial, patriarch, pharaonic, pharisaic, vibraharp.
	+4 letters: acrophobia, airmanship, alphameric, amphibrach, amphimacer, anamorphic, apartheids, aphaeresis, aphaeretic, arhatships, aspherical, cataphoric, diaphorase, diaphragms, hypermania, parachutic, paraphysis, parashioth, parathions, patriarchs, patriarchy, pharisaism, pharmacies, pharmacist, prothallia, radiograph, sarcophagi, vibraharps.
	+5 letters: acrophobias, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, airmanships, allographic, amphibrachs, amphimacers, angiography, anthropical, antiphonary, antiphrases, antiphrasis, aphrodisiac, apparatchik, approaching, archesporia, archipelago, artisanship, athwartship, autographic, barographic, calligraphy, cardiograph, cardiopathy, diaphorases, graphically, hagiography, handicapper, hypercapnia, hypermanias, hyperphagia, hyperplasia, macrophagic, managership, marshalship, oarsmanship, parachuting, parachutist, paragraphic, parathyroid, paratyphoid, paresthesia, parochially, patriarchal, pharisaical, pharisaisms, pharmacists, prothalamia, radiographs, radiography, rhapsodical, slaphappier.
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