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Ramie

noun
1.
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.





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"Ramie" Quotes from Famous Books



... groove on the body of the stone centipede, had lifted the thing upright, and to make certain that we would be in the exact centre of the depression when the stone came back to its proper resting place, he strapped us carefully to the support with pieces of ramie fibre, so that we could not move an inch. With faces turned upward we stared at the carved figure above us, and the insecure tenure we had upon life at that moment was impressed upon our minds by the extreme caution which the officiating wizard exercised in keeping his ...
— The White Waterfall • James Francis Dwyer
... grasses, such as the "Honduras silk grass" (Rhea or Ramie), valuable for beauty, fineness, and toughness, have been worked or woven into stuffs.[135] This material is now ...
— Needlework As Art • Marian Alford


Words linked to "Ramie" :   false nettle, genus Boehmeria, Boehmeria, Boehmeria nivea, China grass, ramee, bog hemp


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