Found 2 items, similar to China grass.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: China grass
China grass
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
,
Boehmeria nivea]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: China grass
Ramie
\Ram"ie\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), 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.
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China
\Chi"na\, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See
Porcelain.
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China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See
Aster.
China bean. See under
Bean, 1.
China clay See
Kaolin.
China grass, Same as
Ramie.
China ink. See
India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (
Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored
single or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of
Smilax
(
Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from
Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the
Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
Pride of China,
China tree. (Bot.) See
Azedarach.
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