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Ramie

Ramie Meaning & Definition
Ramie Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ramie?

[n] tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ramie: Boehmeria nivea | China grass | Chinese silk plant | ramee

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See Also | Boehmeria | bog hemp | false nettle | genus Boehmeria

Ramie In Webster's Dictionary

\Ram"ie\, n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under {Grass}.

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