noun
any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
• Syn: ↑bog hemp
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Hyponyms: ↑ramie, ↑ramee, ↑Chinese silk plant, ↑China grass, ↑Boehmeria nivea
• Member Holonyms: ↑Boehmeria, ↑genus Boehmeria
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false nettle,
a plant related to the nettle but without its stinging hairs, which grows as a wild flower in moist, shady areas throughout the eastern United States and from Florida to Texas.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.