| lacebark | (n) 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. ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea, houhere |
| ribbon tree | (n) deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton, Syn. Plagianthus betulinus, ribbonwood, Plagianthus regius |
| Ribbonwood | n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. [ 1913 Webster ] |