ramie

1. n. The grass-cloth plant (B/hmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. Source: opted

2. n. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax Source: wordnet

3. The grasscloth plant (Boehmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. Source: webster

4. The grasscloth plant (Boehmeria nivea); also, its fiber, whichis very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, andrhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass. Source: adambom

5. n:100 n. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax Source: ecdict

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