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]