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noun
Hampea reynae, a plant endemic to El Salvador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
Antonyms: none provided
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: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hibiscus
History
From Spanish majagua.
