English
Detailed Synonyms for mahoe in English
mahoe:
mahoe [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the Hibiscus elatus; the mahoe; the blue mahoe; the Cuban bast; the majagua; the mahagua– 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 1 -
the mahoe
– 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 1