mahoe

mahoe
    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}]
    

Mahoe \Ma"hoe\, n. (Bot.)
   A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of
   {Hibiscus}, {Ochroma}, etc.), and to their strong fibrous
   inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
   [1913 Webster] Mahogany