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ramie

/ˈɹæmi/US/ˈɹæmi/

ramie noun: a tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.

ramie: a tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems
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Noun

ramie (countable and uncountable, plural ramies)

  1. (countable, usually) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc.

Proper noun capitalized: Ramie

Ramie (plural Ramies)

  1. A unisex given name.
    • Ramie Dowling, b. 1921

ramie meaning in Tamil, Assamese, Tagalog and Arabic

ramie in Tamil

இரேமிப்புல்

ramie in Assamese

Boehmeria nivea
ৰিহা riha

ramie in Tagalog

Boehmeria nivea
amiray, arimay

ramie in Arabic

Boehmeria nivea
قُنَّبُ سِيَام qunnabu siyām
More languagesFewer languages
ramie in Malay
rami
ramie in Thai
ป่านรามี

Synonyms of ramie

Forms of ramie

Noun
pluralramies
Proper noun
pluralRamies

Origin of ramie

From Malay rami.

Words formed from ramie

  • true ramie
  • white ramie
  • green ramie
  • Indian ramie

Words that rhyme with ramie

17 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about ramie

What does ramie mean?
Ramie means a tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
What is ramie in Tamil?
Ramie in Tamil is இரேமிப்புல். See Ramie meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ramie?
Ramie can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ramie?
Ramie is pronounced /ˈɹæmi/ (UK).
What is the plural of ramie?
The plural of ramie is ramies.

Words near ramie in the dictionary

  1. ramicorn
  2. ramicorns
  3. Ramics
  4. ramidi
  5. ramidus
  6. ramie
  7. ramier
  8. ramiers
  9. ramies
  10. ramifenazone
  11. ramiferous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ramie (page history and authors); Ramie (page history and authors); ramie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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