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Plagianthus betulinus   Listen
Plagianthus betulinus

noun
1.
Deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton.  Synonyms: Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree, ribbonwood.





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... PLAGIANTHUS BETULINUS.—The inner bark of the young branches of this plant yields a very fine fiber, sometimes called New Zealand cotton, though more like flax than cotton; it is the Akaroa of the New Zealanders. In Tasmania it bears the name ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


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