'Ribbonwood' definitions:

Deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: ribbon tree, ribbonwood, 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 [syn: lacebark, ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria populnea]