Defenition of the word ribbonwood
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Defenition of the word 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 cordage
- deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong flax-like fiber called New Zealand cotton
- deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
Synonyms for the word ribbonwood
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- Hoheria populnea
- houhere
- lacebark
- Plagianthus betulinus
- Plagianthus regius
- ribbon tree
Meronymys for the word ribbonwood
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- genus Hoheria
- genus Plagianthus
- Hoheria
- New Zealand cotton
- Plagianthus
Hypernyms for the word ribbonwood
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