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    MAHOE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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 gunstocksplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)

    Sense 2

    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 ornamentplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)

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