Definitions for: Ribbonwood


[n] 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
[n] deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton



Webster (1913) Definition: Rib"bon*wood`, n. (Bot.)
A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the
bark of which is used for cordage.

Synonyms: Hoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark, Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree

See Also: genus Hoheria, genus Plagianthus, Hoheria, New Zealand cotton, Plagianthus, tree

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