houhere

houhere

(ˈhɒuːhɛrɛ)

n, pl houhere

(Plants) NZ another name for ribbonwood

[Māori]

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houhere - 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 Hoheria populnea, lacebark, ribbonwood genus Hoheria, Hoheria - small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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