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[syn: mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus]
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hibiscus tiliaceus
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]