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China grass
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English
Noun
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A plant, the true ramie (Boehmeria nivea species).
en 1918 James George Frazer Folk-Lore In The Old Testament 1 228 A few months afterwards the wife conceived, and, with her husband's help, gathered china-grass, spun it into yarn, and wove the yarn into clothes for the expected baby.
en Nettle family plants