"ramie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæmi/ [UK], /ˈɹæmi/ [General-American], /ˈɹeɪmi/ [General-American] Forms: ramies [plural]
enPR: răʹmē [UK], răʹmē [General-American], rāʹmē [General-American] Rhymes: -æmi, -eɪmi Etymology: From Malay rami. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ms|rami}} Malay rami Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ramie (countable and uncountable, plural ramies)
  1. (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems. Tags: countable, usually Translations (Boehmeria nivea): ৰিহা (riha) (Assamese), kgis (Atayal), kgiy (Atayal), китайска коприва (kitajska kopriva) (Bulgarian), 苧麻 (zhùmá) (Chinese Mandarin), ramjee (Estonian), rami (Finnish), kiinanruoho (Finnish), Ramie [feminine] (German), ramia [feminine] (Italian), (karamushi) (alt: からむし) (Japanese), 모시풀 (mosipul) (Korean), rami (Malay), ブー (bū) (Miyako), szczmiel [masculine] (Polish), ramie [feminine] (Romanian), ramia [feminine, rare] (Romanian), amiray (Tagalog), arimay (Tagalog), ป่านรามี (Thai)
    Sense id: en-ramie-en-noun-UUJm8Kkq Disambiguation of 'Boehmeria nivea': 85 15
  2. (usually uncountable) The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fibers Categories (lifeform): Nettle family plants Translations (fibre): rami (Finnish), ramia [feminine] (Italian), 모시 (mosi) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-ramie-en-noun-6yn1Vavu Disambiguation of Fibers: 16 84 Disambiguation of Nettle family plants: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Atayal translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Miyako translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Atayal translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Miyako translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'fibre': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: China grass, Chinese silk, ramee Derived forms: true ramie, white ramie, green ramie, Indian ramie (alt: rhea) (taxonomic: Boehmeria nivea var. tenacissima)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "mosipul",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "word": "모시풀"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "word": "rami"
    },
    {
      "code": "mvi",
      "lang": "Miyako",
      "roman": "bū",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "word": "ブー"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szczmiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ramie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ramia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "word": "amiray"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "word": "arimay"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "Boehmeria nivea",
      "word": "ป่านรามี"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fibre",
      "word": "rami"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fibre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ramia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mosi",
      "sense": "fibre",
      "word": "모시"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ramie"
  ],
  "word": "ramie"
}

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