MAHOE

mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

mahoe (plural mahoes)

Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.

Talipariti elatum (syn. Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe)

Talipariti tiliaceum (syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus, seaside mahoe)

Thespesia populnea (seaside mahoe)

Etymology 2

Noun

mahoe (plural mahoes)

Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics.

Alectryon macrococcus, a tree in the soapberry family, endemic to Hawaii.

Any tree of genus Melicytus, in the violet family, known from southeastern Australia and New Zealand, especially Melicytus ramiflorus.

Anagrams

• emaho, haemo, haemo-, hæmo-

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma"hoe, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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