n. a tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems
n. the fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The grasscloth plant (Bœhmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under grass.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A plant, the so-called China grass, Bœhmeria ni-vea, or its fiber.
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n. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
Word Usage
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