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ribbonwood |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ribbonwood n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong flax-like fiber called New Zealand cotton [syn: {ribbon tree}, {Plagianthus regius}, {Plagianthus betulinus}] 2: 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 [syn: {lacebark}, {houhere}, {Hoheria populnea}]
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