Definition of Boehmeria nivea

1. Noun. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax.

Exact synonyms: China Grass, Chinese Silk Plant, Ramee, Ramie
Group relationships: Boehmeria, Genus Boehmeria
Generic synonyms: Bog Hemp, False Nettle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boehmeria Nivea

Bodo-Garo
Bodo caudatus
Bodo saltans
Bodo urinarius
Bodoni
Bodoni font
Bodos
Body of Christ
Boeck's disease
Boeck's sarcoid
Boehm
Boehme
Boehmenism
Boehmer's haematoxylin
Boehmeria
Boehmeria nivea (current term)
Boeing
Boeings
Boeotia
Boeotian
Boeotians
Boer
Boer War
Boerhaave's glands
Boerhaave's syndrome
Boers
Boethius
Bofors gun
Bogart
Bogartian

Literary usage of Boehmeria nivea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1852)
"Boehmeria nivea, Gaud. Chinese, Boehmer-Nettle, or Chinese Grass-Plant. ... Boehmeria nivea, Gaudich., in Frey. Voy. Bot. p. 499 (excl. syn. Humph. ..."

2. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Detection of Chinese grass (Boehmeria nivea) in silk. In floss- silk containing adulteration to the extent of from 50 to 75 per cent., ordinary chemical ..."

3. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1874)
"Structure of Boehmeria nivea.—The structure of the aerial stem of Boehmeria nivea, a plant belonging to the nettle family, yielding the well-known China ..."

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