ribbon tree

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   deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

   SynonymsribbonwoodPlagianthus regiusPlagianthus betulinus

   Broadertree

   Part ofPlagianthus

Questions about ribbon tree

What does ribbon tree mean?

ribbon tree means "deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton".

What is another word for ribbon tree?

Close synonyms include ribbonwood, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ribbon tree a common word?

ribbon tree is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.