HyperDic: chinese_silk_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression Chinese silk plant:
NOUNplantChinese silk plant, ramie, ramee, China grass, Boehmeria niveatall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves
English > Chinese silk plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax.
Synonymsramie, ramee, China grass, Boehmeria nivea
Member ofBoehmeria, genus Boehmeriafalse nettle
Broaderfalse nettle, bog hempAny of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
Spanishboehmeria nivea
Catalanboehmeria nivea, rami

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