Boehmeria


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Noun1.Boehmeria - false nettle
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Urticaceae, nettle family, Urticaceae - a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
bog hemp, false nettle - any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
Boehmeria nivea, China grass, Chinese silk plant, ramee, ramie - tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
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The experimental evidence suggests that strong selection for this residue in tsV1 might be driven by Piper Boehmeria folium.
Tang, "Identification of drought stress-responsive transcription factors in ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.
We examined the impact of the invasive Microstegium vimineum on two native species Polygonum virginianum and Boehmeria cylindrica by measuring growth parameters in the presence or absence of Microstegium.
Schneider Urticaceae Boehmeria clidemioides Miquel B.
Boehmeria rugulosa, commonly known as Dar or Githais, an indigenous tree grown in Nepal from 300 to 1700 m, is most common in the higher elevation Shorea robusta forests and in Alnus nepalensis forests at about 1500 m [14].
Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) belongs to the family Urticales and is widely cultivated in Asian countries such as Korea, India, and China.