mahoe : Idioms & Phrases

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blue mahoe

  • noun 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
    Hibiscus elatus; mahoe; majagua; mahagua; Cuban bast.
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seaside mahoe

  • noun pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
    Thespesia populnea; portia tree; bendy tree.
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