from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
mahagua
n 1: 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 [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {balibago},
{purau}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
2: 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}]