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mahoe
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mahoe has 2 senses
- mahoe(n = noun.plant) balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, 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
- mahoe(n = noun.plant) blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahagua, 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
CIDE DICTIONARY
mahoe, n.
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]
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