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, majagua, mahagua, balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus
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