mahoe

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noun

1. shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores;
yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk;
often cultivated for ornament
• Syn:
majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus
• Hypernyms:
hibiscus
2. erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers;
yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
• Syn:
Cuban bast, blue mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
• Hypernyms:
hibiscus