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
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)
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.
• emaho, haemo, haemo-, hæmo-
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
