mahagua
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, 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, Hibiscus
elatus]