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Meaning of mahoe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mahoe
      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}, {majagua}, {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}, {majagua}, {mahagua},
         {Hibiscus elatus}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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