ramee n 1: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {Chinese silk plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]
Ramee \Ram"ee\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), n. (Bot.) See {Ramie}. [1913 Webster]