Hibiscus elatus — majagua majagua n. 1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hibiscus elatus — majagua majagua n. 1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hibiscus tiliaceus — majagua majagua n. 1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hibiscus tiliaceus — majagua majagua n. 1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
majagua — n. 1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. Syn: mahoe, mahagua,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mahoe — noun 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… … Useful english dictionary
majagua — noun 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… … Useful english dictionary
balibago — 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 • Syn: ↑mahoe, ↑majagua, ↑mahagua, ↑purau, ↑Hibiscus tiliaceus • … Useful english dictionary
blue mahoe — noun 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, ↑mahoe, ↑majagua, ↑mahagua, ↑Hibiscus elatus •… … Useful english dictionary
Cuban bast — noun 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: ↑blue mahoe, ↑mahoe, ↑majagua, ↑mahagua, ↑Hibiscus elatus •… … Useful english dictionary
