| 单词 | ramie plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasramie plant a. The herbaceous plant Boehmeria nivea (family Urticaceae), originating in tropical Asia and widely cultivated for its valuable fibre; also called China grass, grass-cloth plant, and rhea. Also ramie grass, ramie plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > Asian Japan allspice1789 ramie1817 kaffir lime1824 luculia1826 rice-paper plant1832 pith plant1834 chimonanthus1836 jiti1836 rhea1837 leycesteria1838 wintersweet1846 crape-myrtle1850 skimmia1853 China-grass1858 taccada1866 saxaul1874 white kerria1900 sarcococca1914 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. 37 Among plants, the widúri and rámi, the fibres of the latter afford very strong and durable cords. 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca I. vii. 444 The Rámi Rámi,..the fibres of which the Malays twist into fishing lines, cordage, etc., flourishes on the peninsula. 1884 Weekly Scotsman 9 Feb. 1/7 The rhea, China grass, or ramie plant, as it is variously called, is said to possess the strongest fibre in nature. 1955 Sci. News Let. 2 Apr. 213/2 Ramie..produces a strong silky fiber used to make upholstery material. 1978 Nagel's Encycl.-guide: China (ed. 3) 277 China produces tobacco (400,000 tons in 1956) and fibre-bearing plants—jute, ramie, hemp. 1997 Guardian 3 Mar. ii. 15/4 Coconut fibre and banana fibre are also being evaluated along with ramie grass, a variety of nettle widely cultivated in China to make clothes, bank notes and gas mantles. < as lemmas |
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