mahoe

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mahoe - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

mahoe - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mahoe
      n 1: 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]
      2: 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]