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Bamboo palm

noun

Small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers. Synonyms: fern rhapis, miniature fan palm, Rhapis excelsa.

A palm of the genus Raffia. Synonym: Raffia vinifera.

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... palm. The leaf-stalks of this plant are used by the natives of the Amazon for a variety of purposes, such as constructing inside walls, making boxes and baskets, etc. R. vinifera, the Bamboo palm, is similarly used by the Africans, who also make a very pliable cloth of the undeveloped leaves. Palm wine is one of the ...

— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders

Words linked to "Bamboo palm" : Rhapis excelsa, Raffia farinifera, raffia palm, Raffia ruffia, miniature fan palm, fern rhapis, lady palm