from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
majagua
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}]
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]