| NOUN | plant | New Zealand cotton | a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber |
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| Meaning | A fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber. | |
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| Broader | natural fiber, natural fibre | Fiber derived from plants or animals |
| Substance of | ribbon tree, ribbonwood, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinus | deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton |
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