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ribbonwood
ribbonwood (ˈrɪbənˌwʊd) n (Plants) a small evergreen malvaceous tree, Hoheria populnea, of New Zealand. Its wood is used in furniture making and the tough bark for making cord. Also called: houhere, lacebark or thousand-jacket Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ribbonwood - deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cottonPlagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon treegenus Plagianthus, Plagianthus - small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New ZealandNew Zealand cotton - a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fibertree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | | 2. | ribbonwood - 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 cordageHoheria populnea, houhere, lacebarkgenus Hoheria, Hoheria - small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarkstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
ribbonwood
ribbonwood a small evergreen malvaceous tree, Hoheria populnea, of New Zealand. Its wood is used in furniture making and the tough bark for making cord ribbonwood
Synonyms for ribbonwoodnoun deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cottonSynonyms- Plagianthus betulinus
- Plagianthus regius
- ribbon tree
Related Words- genus Plagianthus
- Plagianthus
- New Zealand cotton
- tree
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 cordageSynonyms- Hoheria populnea
- houhere
- lacebark
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