| Noun | 1. | genus 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 |