majagua

2 definitions found

majagua - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  majagua \majagua\ n.
     1. 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.
  
     Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. 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.
  
     Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus   elatus
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          [WordNet 1.5]

majagua - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  majagua
      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]