"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.
A man without life purpose is not in any way different from a wondering goat.
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A student called up his Mom one evening from his college and asked her for some money, because he was broke.His Mother said, "Sure, sweetie. I will send you some money. You also left your economics book here when you visited two weeks ago. Do you want me to send that up too?""Uhh, oh yeah, O.K." responded the kid.So his Mom wrapped the book along with the checks up in a package, kissed Dad goodbye, and went to the post office to mail the money and the book. When she gets back, Dad asked, "Well how much did you give the boy this time?""Oh, I wrote two checks, one for $20, and the other for $1,000 out to him.""That's $1020!!!" yelled Dad, "Are you going crazy???""Don't worry hon," Mom said, kissed Dad on the on top of his bald head, "I taped the $20 check to the cover of his book, but I put the $1,000 one somewhere between the pages in chapter 15!"
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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