Mahoe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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: {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}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus
          elatus}]