"ramie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæmi/ [UK], /ˈɹæmi/ [General-American], /ˈɹeɪmi/ [General-American] Forms: ramies [plural]
enPR: răʹmē [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': 91 9
  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: 23 77 Disambiguation of Nettle family plants: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70 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)

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