"Ramie" is a word in ENGLISH

The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.

A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called …

One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the …

A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.

The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).

A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.

A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to …

A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum …

A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.

A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as …

The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.

An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Physalis alkekengi) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size …

ami - Second harvest, secondary harvest, harvest after the main or principal harvest. The "ami” usually falls between the months …

A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western …

A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.

The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great …

A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine …

A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, …