Rib·bon·wood n. Bot. A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.
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Hoheria populnea
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: lacebark, ribbonwood,
houhere]