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lacebark

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lacebark [ˈleɪsbɑːk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for ribbonwood
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Noun1.lacebark - 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, houhere, 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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This handsome creature is right up there with the best of the mottled crew, in tones as warm as Stewartia and in patterns suggestive of lacebark pine.
Trees worth a second look by Levine, Ketzel / American Forests
The lacebark elm or Chinese elm (not to be confused with the Siberian elm, which is commonly sold in nurseries under the name Chinese elm) is a stress-tolerant tree that thrives from coast to coast and from Nebraska to Florida.
Best "sleeper" yard trees for your area by Hopkins, Johns / American Forests
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