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mahoe
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
Synonyms: blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahagua, majagua,
mahoe
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
Synonyms: balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, majagua, purau,

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