RAMIE
\ɹˈami], \ɹˈami], \ɹ_ˈa_m_i]\
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The grass-cloth plant (Bhmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; - called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
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The grass-cloth plant (Bhmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; - called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
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