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English noun: mahoe

1. mahoe (plant) 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


Synonymsbalibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, majagua, purau


Broader (hypernym)hibiscus

2. mahoe (plant) 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


Synonymsblue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, majagua


Broader (hypernym)hibiscus









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