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ramie
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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 ...
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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.
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Ramie put Marina into Gilrae's arms, and the woman cuddled her close for a moment while Ramie dropped her ident disk into the tumbling box.