1. (noun)mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a lighttoughwood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
1. (noun)mahoe a namegiven to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage
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