ribbon tree, ribbonwood, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinus(noun)

deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

lacebark, ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria populnea(noun)

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

ribbonwood(Noun)

Common name of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthius.

Ribbonwood(noun)

a malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage