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• n  deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
• n  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

• ribbon tree
• Plagianthus regius
• Plagianthus betulinus
• lacebark
• houhere
• Hoheria populnea

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• Bank robbery suspect shot to death after chase
  No law enforcement officials were injured in the gunfight at Ribbonwood and Mesa. "There are no outstanding suspects," said Deputy Thomas Gilliland, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. At some point during the chase, a person in the passenger seat of the van began firing at authorities, said Kese Smith, a spokesman with the Houston Police Department. Authorities found money in the vehicle, on ...
  Sept. 6, 2013 - Houston Chronicle
• Harris County deputies chase suspects, at least 1 injured
  The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating an afternoon shooting at Ribbonwood and Mesa Drive in northeast county involving at least one deputy.
  Sept. 5, 2013 - Houston Chronicle
• One suspect dead, another wounded during bank robbery
  The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a deputy-involved shooting in the 9800 block of Ribbonwood in northeast Harris County.
  Sept. 5, 2013 - The Rancher