ribbonwood
ribbonwood · ribbonwoods
Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria,…Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus
Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus
(countable, uncountable)Especially, North Island lacebark (Hoheria populnea)
(countable, uncountable)Redshanks, ribbon bush, a plant of species Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.
More definitions
- 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 fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
Origin
From ribbon + woodFrom ribbon + wood
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Forms
plural: ribbonwoods| Singular | ribbonwood |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:lacebarkhouhereHoheria populnea
- deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton:ribbon treePlagianthus regiusPlagianthus betulinus
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