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.
- synonyms: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus
- 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.
- synonyms: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
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