What is "houhere"

houhere \houhere\ n. A small tree or shrub ( Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.

Syn: lacebark, ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea.

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 [syn: lacebark, ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea]

Houhere is the Māori language name for a genus of plants called Hoheria or lacebark, and may refer to the following plants from New Zealand:

• Hoheria angustifolia, narrow-leaved houhere
• Hoheria equitum, Poor Knight's houhere
• Hoheria glabrata, mountain ribbonwood
• Hoheria populnea, houhere
• Hoheria sexstylosa, long-leaved lacebark