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mahoeenUK
ma·hoe 1 M0038250 (mə-hō′)n. Any of several tropical shrubs or trees in the family Malvaceae, especially Hibiscus tiliaceus, yielding fibers used for cordage, and H. elatus, having bluish wood.
[Taíno mahou.]
ma·hoe 2 M0038275 (mä′hoi, mə-hō′ē)n. A tree (Melicytus ramiflorus) native to New Zealand and having whitish bark, purple berries, and small yellow fragrant flowers.
[Maori.]mahoe (mɑːhɒ) n, pl mahoe (Plants) a small New Zealand tree, Melicytus ramiflorus, with white flowers and bark. Also called: hinahina, whitewood or whiteywood [Māori]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mahoe - 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 ornamentbalibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, majagua, purauhibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus | | 2. | mahoe - 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 gunstocksblue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, majaguahibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus |
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Synonyms for mahoenoun shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shoresSynonyms- balibago
- Hibiscus tiliaceus
- mahagua
- majagua
- purau
Related Wordsnoun erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowersSynonyms- blue mahoe
- Cuban bast
- Hibiscus elatus
- mahagua
- majagua
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