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majagua
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun majagua has 2 senses
- majagua(n = noun.plant) balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, 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
- majagua(n = noun.plant) blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahagua, mahoe - 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
majagua, n.
- A shrubby tree (
Hibiscus tiliaceus ) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. [WordNet 1.5] - An erect forest tree (
Hibiscus elatus ) of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks. [WordNet 1.5]
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