Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ramie \Ram"ie\, n. [From Malay.] (Bot.)
   The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber,
   which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also
   {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under
   {Grass}.

Source : WordNet®

Boehmeria nivea
     n : 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}]