lacebarkEnglishOxford New American Dictionarylacebark /ˈlāsbärk, ˈleɪsbɑrk / ▸ noun any of a number of trees or shrubs which possess a lacy bark or inner bark. ● an evergreen Caribbean shrub with a lacy inner bark that is used ornamentally (Lagetta lagetto, family Thymelaeaceae). ● a small ornamental New Zealand tree (genus Hoheria, family Malvaceae).