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ramie |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ramie \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ramie n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for flax-like fiber from its woody stems [syn: {ramee}, {Chinese silk plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]
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