ramie Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
Boehmeria nivea; China grass; Chinese silk plant; ramee.
WordNet
Ram"ie noun
Etymology
From Malay.Definitions
(Bot.) The grasscloth plant ( B&oe;hmeria nivea ); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called alsoChina grass , andrhea . SeeGrass-cloth plant , underGrass .