"Ramie" is a word in ENGLISH
The grass-cloth plant (B/hmeria nivea); also, its fiber,
which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass,
and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
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The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
Read the complete definitionA genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called …
Read the complete definitionOne of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
Read the complete definitionHaving no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
Read the complete definitionA quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the …
Read the complete definitionA genus of plants, called also hardgrass.
Read the complete definitionThe name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).
Read the complete definitionA sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.
Read the complete definitionA person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to …
Read the complete definitionA thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum …
Read the complete definitionA plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
Read the complete definitionA kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as …
Read the complete definitionThe similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.
Read the complete definitionAn herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Physalis alkekengi) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size …
Read the complete definitionami - Second harvest, secondary harvest, harvest after the main or principal harvest. The "ami” usually falls between the months …
Read the complete definitionA tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western …
Read the complete definitionA West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
Read the complete definitionThe missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great …
Read the complete definitionA genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine …
Read the complete definitionA nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, …
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