ribbonwood
Nouns
- (n) deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree,
- (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 Hoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark,