noun
- Deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton.
- synonyms: ribbon tree, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinus
- 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.
- synonyms: lacebark, houhere, Hoheria populnea
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