East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
ribbonwood
Noun
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
ribbonwood
Noun
deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
rewa-rewa
Noun
slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber
red bearberry
Noun
evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries
red-flowered silky oak
Noun
tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath
rhododendron
Noun
any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
rosebay
Noun
late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers
rabbiteye blueberry
Noun
shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry
rabbit-eye blueberry
Noun
shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry
rabbiteye
Noun
shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry
roble beech
Noun
tall deciduous South American tree
rauli beech
Noun
large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber
red birch
Noun
birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
rosita
Noun
erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States
red oak
Noun
any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles
roble
Noun
tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
roble
Noun
large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods
rose pink
Noun
any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
red gum
Noun
a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
red gum
Noun
reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
red gum
Noun
red gum tree of Tasmania
red gum
Noun
very large red gum tree
red gum
Noun
reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis
red ash
Noun
smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces
river red gum
Noun
somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers
river gum
Noun
somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers
rose gum
Noun
very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales
rose-apple tree
Noun
tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
ropebark
Noun
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
rosebay willowherb
Noun
tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings
rockrose family
Noun
shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
rockrose
Noun
small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa
rockrose
Noun
any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
rock rose
Noun
small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa
rock rose
Noun
any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
rhizomatous begonia
Noun
any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes
rush rose
Noun
woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States
rex begonia
Noun
any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
rose chestnut
Noun
handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume
ravenala
Noun
giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap
red ginger
Noun
an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
rubber plant
Noun
large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant
red lauan
Noun
valuable Philippine timber tree
red lauan
Noun
hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree
red mulberry
Noun
North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit
red lauan tree
Noun
valuable Philippine timber tree
running pop
Noun
tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts
reseda
Noun
any plant of the genus Reseda
ramontchi
Noun
small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums