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ribbonwood

/ (ˈrɪbənˌwʊd) /

noun

a small evergreen malvaceous tree, Hoheria populnea, of New Zealand. Its wood is used in furniture making and the tough bark for making cordAlso called: houhere, lacebark, thousand-jacket

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