What does "rhea" mean?

Rhea: The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich. Note: The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea (Pterocnemia Darwinii), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee.

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