genus Raphia ge·nus·rap·hia uncommon noun 1. feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes SynonymsRaffiagenus RaffiaRaphiagenus Raphia Related words Broader terms monocot genus Parts Palmae Part of raffia palm WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.