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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


SynonymsPlagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree


Broader (hypernym)tree


Member meronymgenus Plagianthus, Plagianthus


Substance holonymNew 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


SynonymsHoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark


Broader (hypernym)tree


Member meronymgenus Hoheria, Hoheria









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