Found 2 items, similar to mahoe.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mahoe mahoe n 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 ornament [syn: majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus] 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 gunstocks [syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mahoe Mahoe \Ma"hoe\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage. [1913 Webster]