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raffia has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for raffia come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes