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noun
Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.
Talipariti elatum (syn. Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe)
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noun
Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.
Talipariti tiliaceum (syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus, seaside mahoe)
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noun
Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.
Thespesia populnea (seaside mahoe)
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Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics.
Alectryon macrococcus, a tree in the soapberry family, endemic to Hawaii.
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Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics.
Any tree of genus Melicytus, in the violet family, known from southeastern Australia and New Zealand, especially Melicytus ramiflorus.
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
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Broader terms: hibiscus
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus
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Broader terms: hibiscus
History
Taíno mahou
From Maori.
