mahagua Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 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
   mahoe; majagua; balibago; purau; Hibiscus tiliaceus.
   
2. noun 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
   Hibiscus elatus; mahoe; majagua; blue mahoe; Cuban bast.
   

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