資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the
bark of which is used for cordage.
資料來源 : WordNet®
ribbonwood
n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong
fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand
cotton [syn: {ribbon tree}, {Plagianthus regius}, {Plagianthus
betulinus}]
2: 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 [syn: {lacebark}, {houhere},
{Hoheria populnea}]