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ramie::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boehmeria nivea, china grass, chinese silk plant, ramee |
| Type of | bog hemp, false nettle |
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China leads in the production of ramie and exports mainly to Japan and Europe.
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Ramie ribbon is used in fine bookbinding as a substitute for traditional linen tape.
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Some examples are flax, jute, kenaf, industrial hemp, ramie, rattan, and vine fibers.
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Despite its strength, ramie has had limited acceptance for textile use.
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Only a small percentage of the ramie produced is available on the international market.
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The greater utilization of ramie depends upon the development of improved processing methods.
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Bast fibers for textiles and rope are obtained from stems include flax, hemp, jute and ramie.
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All the statues were made in ramie-cloth during the Yuan Dynasty.
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Early textiles were made of simple twisted cords from wisteria, mulberry, hemp or ramie fibres.
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- Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
- Ramie (/u02C8reu026Ami/, RAY-mee) is a flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern Asia. It is a herbaceous perennial growing to 1u20132.5 m tall; the leaves are heart-shaped, 7u201315u00A0cm long and 6u201312u00A0cm broad, and white on the underside with dense small hairsu2014this gives it a silvery appearance; unlike stinging nettles, the hairs do not sting...
- A bast fiber, similar to flax, taken from the stalk of a plant grown in China.
- Boehmeria nivea, plant commonly referred to as 'China grass' used as a source of fibre for papermaking.
- An important fiber from the ramie plant also known as "rhea" or "china grass". Ramie resembles flax but it is coarser. The cost of production in making the yarn is high. Ramie has great strength, lustre, body and appearance.
- Is also similar to linen and is a bast of plant fiber. It is natural white in color, has a high luster and an unusual resistance to bacteria and molds. Used in fabrics, and often mistaken for linen, it is extremely absorbent and dries quickly
- A fiber obtained from the stem of the ramie plant (Boehmeria nivea), a member of the nettle family of plants. See also china grass, green ramie, rhea, and white ramie.
- Is a bast fibre from a plant in the nettle family. Needs to be degummed and the fibre is then about 12 inches long, white and lustrous.
- Sustainable, linen-like fabric made from a strong natural woody fiber that is similar to flax. It is more stiff, brittle, absorbent and lustrous than flax/linen. Used alone for rope and net, it is blended with other fibers as a flax substitute. ...
