Associations to the word «Ribbonwood»

Noun

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Wiktionary

RIBBONWOOD, noun. Various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthius.
RIBBONWOOD, noun. Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico. Also called redshanks

Dictionary definition

RIBBONWOOD, noun. Deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton.
RIBBONWOOD, 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.

Wise words

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