ramie
/ˈræmɪ/noun
mass noun
1
- a vegetable fibre noted for its length and toughness苎麻纤维。
1.1
- cloth woven from this fibre苎麻（纤维）布。
2
- the plant of the nettle family which yields this fibre, native to tropical Asia and cultivated elsewhere苎麻。
2.1
- Boehmeria nivea, family Urticaceae.拉丁名Boehmeria nivea,荨麻科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Malay rami.