blue mahoe

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
Hypernyms: ↑hibiscus

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noun or blue mahogany
: majagua b

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  • 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

  • blue mahogany — noun see blue mahoe …   Useful english dictionary

  • mahoe — /meuh hoh /, n. 1. See hau tree. 2. a tropical American tree, Hibiscus elatus, of the mallow family, having wood used for cabinetwork and gunstocks. 3. a tree, Melicytus ramiflora, of the violet family, native to New Zealand and other Pacific… …   Universalium

  • 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

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