Durable fiber

• Fiber from Asian nettle
• Easily-wrinkled fabric
• Summer fabric
• Textile fiber
• Sweater material, perhaps
• Cottonlike fiber
• Nettle family member

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: ramee , Chinese silk plant , China grass , Boehmeria nivea ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (lb en usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, (taxlink Boehmeria nivea species noshow=1), cultivated for its fibrous stems. 2 (lb en usually uncountable) fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ramie (, ) is a flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae , native to eastern Asia . It is a herbaceous perennial growing to 1–2.5 m tall; the leaves are heart-shaped, 7–15 cm long and 6–12 cm broad, and white on the underside with dense small hairs—this ...