Ramie

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(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.

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ramie - tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax Synonyms: Boehmeria nivea, China grass, Chinese silk plant, ramee

Boehmeria, Boehmeria nivea, bog hemp, China grass, Chinese silk plant, false nettle, genus Boehmeria, ramee