plagianthus

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1. small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dilleniid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	plagianthus betulinus, plagianthus regius, ribbon tree, ribbonwood,
definition	:	deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family malvaceae, mallow family, malvaceae,
definition	:	herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra (noun.plant)