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Noun: blue mahoe
  1. 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
    - Cuban bast, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus

Derived forms: blue mahoes

Type of: hibiscus

Encyclopedia: Blue mahoe