hibiscus elatus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Hibiscus elatus
    n 1: 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}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua},
         {Hibiscus elatus}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
majagua \majagua\ n.
   1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed
      along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood
      used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and
      caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.

   Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. An erect forest tree ({Hibiscus elatus}) of Cuba and
      Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or
      orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber
      for cabinetwork and gunstocks.

   Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, {Hibiscus
        elatus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

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