Mahagua

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mahagua
       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}, {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}, {Hibiscus
          elatus}]