Noun ribbonwood has 2 senses
  1. ribbon tree, ribbonwood, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinus - deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
    --1 is a kind of tree
    --1 is a member of Plagianthus, genus Plagianthus
    --1 has substances: New Zealand cotton
  2. lacebark, ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria populnea - 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
    --2 is a kind of tree
    --2 is a member of Hoheria, genus Hoheria
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