ra·mie /ˈremi, ˈræ-/
苧麻纖維;苧麻
Ram·ie n. Bot. The grasscloth plant (Bœhmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
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ramie
n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves;
cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that
resembles flax [syn: ramee, Chinese silk plant, China
grass, Boehmeria nivea]