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MAHOE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mahoe mean? 

MAHOE (noun)
  The noun MAHOE has 2 senses:

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 ornamentplay

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 gunstocksplay

  Familiarity information: MAHOE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAHOE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

balibago; Hibiscus tiliaceus; mahagua; mahoe; majagua; purau

Hypernyms ("mahoe" is a kind of...):

hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blue mahoe; Cuban bast; Hibiscus elatus; mahagua; mahoe; majagua

Hypernyms ("mahoe" is a kind of...):

hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)


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