Noun: blue 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 gunstocks
"The blue mahoe's colourful flowers brightened the tropical forest";
- Cuban bast, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
Derived forms: blue mahoes
Type of: hibiscus
Encyclopedia: Blue mahoe