ribbonwood

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ribbon +‎ wood

Noun[edit]

ribbonwood (countable and uncountable, plural ribbonwoods)

  1. Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus.
  2. Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico. Also called redshanks