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Mahoe

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Noun

1. balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, purau

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

2. blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mahoe

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nounWord forms: plural mahoe
a small New Zealand tree, Melicytus ramiflorus, with white flowers and bark
. Also called: hinahina, whitewood, whiteywood

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Mahoe

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n.
Any of several tropical shrubs or trees in the family Malvaceae, especially Hibiscus tiliaceus, yielding fibers used for cordage, and H. elatus, having bluish wood.
n.
A tree (Melicytus ramiflorus) native to New Zealand and having whitish bark, purple berries, and small yellow fragrant flowers.

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