Lace-bark Tree (Lagetta lintearia), a tree of the natural order Thymelaeacee, a native of the West Indies. It is a lofty tree, the inner bark of which has all the appearance of coarse lace. A governor of Jamaica is said to have presented to Charles II. a cravat, frill, and ruffles made of it.
Lace-bark Tree
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 475
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