tree (noun) | ribbonwood (noun) |
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a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton |
a figure that branches from a single root | 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 |
tree (verb) | ribbonwood (verb) |
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force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | |
plant with trees | |
chase an animal up a tree | |
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree |