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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mahoe
    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]
    2: 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 [syn:
       Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua,
       Hibiscus elatus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   [1913 Webster] Mahogany

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