| 单词 | rhea plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrhea plant More fully †rhea nettle, rhea plant: any of several plants of the tropical Asian genus Boehmeria (family Urticaceae); esp. the fibre-producing ramie, B. nivea, and its variety B. nivea var. tenacissima (formerly regarded as a separate species). Also: the fibre obtained from any of these plants. Cf. ramie n. 1. 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 1837 Trans. Agric. & Hort. Soc. India 3 137 This is a bundle of the Rheea of Assam, (Urtica nivea). 1855 Royle Fibrous Pl. India 363 The Ramee or Rheea Nettle. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 636 B. speciosa (Wild Rhea). 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. 1898 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Gardens, Kew) 209 Ramie or Rhea is obtained from B. tenacissima, which has mature leaves green underneath, and in this country can only be grown under glass. 1907 Gardeners' Chron. 19 Jan. 35/3 We have the first plantations in South Africa of Boehmeria nivea, the Rheea, Ramie, or China Grass. The fibre is now offered in the London market. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xviii. 535 ‘China grass’ or ‘rhea’ (nivea) is a herbaceous perennial with stems 3 to 6 feet high. 1961 Jrnl. Econ. & Social Hist. Orient 4 57 In Assam it is known as reeha (rīha) or rīsa... It yields the fibre known as rhea. 2002 Garden Hist. 30 88/1 Maries' continuing interest in economic botany led to his invention of a new process for processing the fibres of the Rhea plant, Boehmeria nivea. < as lemmas |
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