mahoe, n.
(mahoes)
(mahoes)
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
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Cuban bast Hibiscus elatus blue mahoe mahagua mahoe majagua
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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
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Hibiscus tiliaceus balibago mahagua mahoe majagua purau
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