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 majagua
      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, 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, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus
         elatus]