ramie

/ram-ee, rey-mee/US // ˈræm i, ˈreɪ mi //UK // (ˈræmɪ) //

苎麻,苧麻,苎萝,苎麻布

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- : the fiber itself.

Ramie or China grass and pineapple fibers are sometimes used as adulterants in the manufacture of silk.
This plant resembles ramie and belongs to the nettle family also, but it is without the troublesome resin of the ramie.
In the same district bamboos, ramie-fibre and attar (otto) of roses are cultivated.
To start a ramie industry in a small way and teach the process to those who will engage in it?
Ramie is a member of the nettle family and attains a height of from four to eight feet.