Meanings
nounribbonwood (countable and uncountable, plural ribbonwoods)
plural ribbonwoods
- countableuncountableAny of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus
- countableuncountableespecially, North Island lacebark (Hoheria populnea)
- countableuncountableRedshanks, ribbon bush, a plant of species Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundeciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
Similar
ribbon treePlagianthus regiusPlagianthus betulinus
Broader
nounsmall 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
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
ribbonwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbonwood
MLA
“ribbonwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbonwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribbonwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbonwood.
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