mahoe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mahoe	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mahoe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mahoe n 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 Synonym(s): mahoe, 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 Synonym(s): Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.