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mahagua
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Noun mahagua has 2 senses
- mahagua(n = noun.plant) balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, 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; Array is a kind of hibiscus
- mahagua(n = noun.plant) blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, 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; Array is a kind of hibiscus
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