ramie : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ramie	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ramie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ramie n tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax Synonym(s): ramie, ramee, Chinese silk plant, China grass, Boehmeria nivea
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramie \Ram"ie\, n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under {Grass}.