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BOEHMERIA NIVEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; ramie
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Boehmeria nivea" is a kind of...):
bog hemp; false nettle (any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs)
Holonyms ("Boehmeria nivea" is a member of...):
Boehmeria; genus Boehmeria (false nettle)
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