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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

majagua \majagua\ n. 1. A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament. Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks. Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hibiscus tiliaceus 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]