mahoe 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
    majagua; balibago; mahagua; 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; majagua; mahagua; blue mahoe; Cuban bast.

WordNet

Ma"hoe noun
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913