HyperDic: new_zealand_cotton

English > 1 sense of the expression New Zealand cotton:
NOUNplantNew Zealand cottona fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber
English > New Zealand cotton: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber.
Broadernatural fiber, natural fibreFiber derived from plants or animals
Substance ofribbon tree, ribbonwood, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinusdeciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

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