ma·hoe /məˈho, ˈmɑˌ/
Ma·hoe n. Bot. 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.
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mahoe
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: 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, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus
elatus]