1) African basket-making fiber 2) African palm 3) African palm tree 4) Basket fiber 5) Basket making fiber 6) Basket material 7) Basket-making fiber 8) Basketry fiber 9) Basketry material 10) Fiber used in mats and hats 11) Mat material 12) Palm fiber 13) Palm tree fibre 14) Plant fiber 15) Plant fibre 1) Raphia 
• (n.) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia.
raffia fibers are a great alternative to ribbons and bows for a country look.
A natural straw from Madagascar, the Raffia palm or its leaf-bast. available in cones, capelines, braids and hanks.
Raf'fi·a (răf'fĭ*ȧ) noun (Botany) A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from the leaves of a palm tree of the genus Raphia . J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). 
a fibre obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm.
[n] - leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree 2. [n] - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets 3. [n] - feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
raphia noun leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.