Noun: mahoe
- Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores, yielding light tough wood and fibre
"mahoe is often used in traditional boat-building";
- majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus
- 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, blue mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
Derived forms: mahoes
Type of: hibiscus
Encyclopedia: Mahoe