noun
tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
• Syn: ↑ramie, ↑Chinese silk plant, ↑China grass, ↑Boehmeria nivea
• Hypernyms: ↑false nettle, ↑bog hemp
• Member Holonyms: ↑Boehmeria, ↑genus Boehmeria
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variant of ramie
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/reuh may"/, n.
Louise de la ("Ouida"), 1839-1908, English novelist.
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rameevar. of ramie.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.