Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores

• Erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers
• Often cultivated for ornament
• Yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
• Yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mahoe is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Alectryon macrococcus , or ʻalaʻalahua, a species of tree in the soapberry family endemic to Hawaii Melicytus ramiflorus , a species of tree in the violet family endemic to New Zealand Talipariti ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of a number of different trees, usually found around the tropics. 2 # (taxlink Alectryon macrococcus species noshow=1), a tree in the soapberry family, endemic to Hawaii. 3 # (taxlink Melicytus ramiflorus species noshow=1), a tree in the violet ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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: majagua , mahagua , balibago , purau , Hibiscus tiliaceus ] erect forest ...