ribbonwood

1. (noun) 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
Synonyms: Hoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark
Related Words: tree

2. (noun) deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong flax-like fiber called New Zealand cotton
Synonyms: Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree
Related Words: tree



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