Hoheria populnea n 1: 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}]
houhere \houhere\ 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: lacebark, ribbonwood, {Hoheria populnea}. [WordNet 1.5]
lacebark \lacebark\ 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]
Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage. [1913 Webster]