'Mahoe' definitions:

Definition of 'mahoe'

(from WordNet)
noun
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: mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus]
noun
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, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus]

Definition of 'Mahoe'

From: GCIDE
  • 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

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