Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Raffia palm \Raf"fi*a palm\
   (a) A pinnate-leaved palm ({Raphia ruffia}) native of
       Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on
       account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its
       leafstalks.
   (b) The jupati palm.

Source : WordNet®

raffia palm
     n : a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very
         long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially
         important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {Raffia
         farinifera}, {Raffia ruffia}]