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单词 mahoe
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mahoe

[ muh-hoh ]
/ məˈhoʊ /

noun

hau tree.
a tropical American tree, Hibiscus elatus, of the mallow family, having wood used for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
a tree, Melicytus ramiflora, of the violet family, native to New Zealand and other Pacific islands, having greenish flowers and blue berries.

Origin of mahoe

1660–70; <French mahot<Arawak

Words nearby mahoe

Mahler, Mahler, Gustav, mahlstick, Mahmud II, Mahmud of Ghazni, mahoe, mahogany, mahogany family, Mahomet, Mahometan, Mahón
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Example sentences from the Web for mahoe

  • The larva (Fig. 5a) feeds on the mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus) in the spring and autumn.

    An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology|G. V. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for mahoe

mahoe
/ (mɑːhɒ) /

noun plural mahoe

a small New Zealand tree, Melicytus ramiflorus, with white flowers and barkAlso called: hinahina, whitewood, whiteywood

Word Origin for mahoe

Māori
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