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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mahoe \ma"hoe\, n. bot.
a name given to several malvaceous trees species of
hibiscus, ochroma, etc., and to their strong fibrous
inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
1913 webster mahogany
see also:
hibiscus ochroma
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mahoe
n 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
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
see also:
majagua mahagua balibago purau hibiscus tiliaceus cuban bast
blue mahoe hibiscus elatus
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