ramie
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ramie¹
- /ˈɹæmi/ UK
- /ˈɹæmi/ US
- /ˈɹeɪmi/ US
Rhymes with -æmi, -eɪmi
Where it comes from
From Malay rami.
noun ramies
- A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
- 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. Ramie is an obscure but long-known fiber that comes, surprisingly, from nettles (but not the stinging kind). Like linen from the flax plant, ramie is made not from the woody stem of the plant, and not from its outer bark, but from a layer in between called the phloem, or inner bark (the part that ca
Similar: China grass, Chinese silk, ramee, grasscloth
Ramie²
proper noun Ramies
- A unisex given name. Ramie Dowling, b. 1921
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: China grass, Chinese silk, ramee, grasscloth
Translations
Talk about this word "ramie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ramie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ramie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ramie "ramie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ramie.Cite this
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title = {ramie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ramie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
