ribbonwood
World English Dictionary
ribbonwood (ˈrɪbənˌwʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| houhere, lacebark, Also called: thousand-jacket a small evergreen malvaceous tree, Hoheria populnea, of New Zealand. Its wood is used in furniture making and the tough bark for making cord | |
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| ribbonwood | |
noun | |
| 1. | deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: ribbon tree] |
| 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] |
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Ribbonwood
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