About The Word Ramie
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Ramie
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Ramie: 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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