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Ramie
Ram′ie
(răm′ē̍)
, Noun.
[From Malay.]
(Bot.)
The grasscloth plant (
Bœhmeria nivea
); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; – called also China grass
, and rhea
. See Grass-cloth plant
, under Grass
. Definition 2024
ramie
ramie
English
Noun
ramie (countable and uncountable, plural ramies)
- (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
- (usually uncountable) fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax.
Synonyms
Translations
Boehmeria nivea
fibre
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