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Ribbonwood

Ribbonwood Meaning & Definition
Ribbonwood Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ribbonwood: Hoheria populnea | houhere | lacebark | Plagianthus betulinus | Plagianthus regius | ribbon tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ribbonwood:

See Also | genus Hoheria | genus Plagianthus | Hoheria | New Zealand cotton | Plagianthus | tree

Ribbonwood In Webster's Dictionary

\Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.

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