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Ramie

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Noun

1. boehmeria nivea, china grass, chinese silk plant, ramee, ramie

tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ramie

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noun
1. 
a woody urticaceous shrub of Asia, Boehmeria nivea, having broad leaves and a stem that yields a flaxlike fibre
2. 
the fibre from this plant, used in making fabrics, cord, etc

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Ramie

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noun
1. 
a perennial plant (Boehmeria nivea) of the nettle family, grown in warm climates for the strong bast fiber of the stems
2. 
this fiber, used for making cloth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ramie

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n.
1. A perennial herb or shrub (Boehmeria nivea) native to eastern Asia and cultivated elsewhere, having broad leaves and clusters of small greenish flowers.
2. The flaxlike fiber from the stem of this plant, used in making fabrics and cordage.

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