mahagua

Meanings

• 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
• 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

Synonyms

• mahoe
• majagua
• balibago
• purau
• Hibiscus tiliaceus
• Cuban bast
• blue mahoe
• Hibiscus elatus

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