ribbonwood

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

ribbonwood(n = noun.plant) plagianthus betulinus, plagianthus regius, ribbon tree - deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton; Array

is a member of genus plagianthus, plagianthus

is a kind of tree

ribbonwood(n = noun.plant) hoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark - small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage; Array

is a member of genus hoheria, hoheria

is a kind of tree

ribbonwood, n.

A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. [1913 Webster]

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