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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: ramie, ramee, Chinese silk plant, China grass, Boehmeria nivea]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Malay rami Date: 1832 1. an Asian perennial plant (Boehmeria nivea) of the nettle family 2. a. the strong lustrous bast fiber of ramie capable of being spun or woven b. fabric made of ramie often resembling linen or silk

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 any of various tall East Asian plants of the genus Boehmeria, esp. B. nivea. 2 a strong fibre obtained from this, woven into cloth. Etymology: Malay rami

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.