RAMIE


Meaning of RAMIE in English

/ram"ee, ray"mee/ , n.

1. an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used esp. in making textiles.

2. the fiber itself.

[ 1810-20; rami a kind of grass ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .