(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.ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea, houhere
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n. A small tree or shrub (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage. Syn. -- ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria populnea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]