English noun: ribbonwood | |||
1. | ribbonwood (plant) deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton | ||
Synonyms | Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Plagianthus, Plagianthus | ||
Substance holonym | New Zealand cotton | ||
2. | ribbonwood (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Hoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Hoheria, Hoheria | ||