Ribbonwood

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
     A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the
     bark of which is used for cordage.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ribbonwood
       n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong
            fiber that resembles flax and is 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}]