RAMIE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ramie" is a kind of...):

bog hemp; false nettle (any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs)

Holonyms ("ramie" is a member of...):

Boehmeria; genus Boehmeria (false nettle)

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