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Answer for the clue "Yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk ", 5 letters:
mahoe

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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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The green flanks of the uplands, all feathered with bamboo interspersed with the dark, glinting green of breadfruit and the sudden Bengal fire of Flame of the Forest, gave way to the lower forests of ebony, mahogany, mahoe and logwood.