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Noun: Boehmeria nivea
  1. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fibre from its woody stems that resembles flax
    - ramie, ramee, Chinese silk plant, China grass

Type of: bog hemp, false nettle

Part of: Boehmeria, genus Boehmeria

Encyclopedia: Boehmeria nivea

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