1.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahagua, mahoe

Category: Plants

2.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, purau

Category: Plants