RAMIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ramie mean? 

• RAMIE (noun)
  The noun RAMIE has 1 sense:

1. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax

  Familiarity information: RAMIE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAMIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Boehmeria nivea; China grass; Chinese silk plant; ramee; ramie

Hypernyms ("ramie" is a kind of...):

bog hemp; false nettle (any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs)

Holonyms ("ramie" is a member of...):

Boehmeria; genus Boehmeria (false nettle)