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Hibiscus elatus

DEFINITIONS OF: Hibiscus elatus

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n 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

Synonyms:
Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahagua, mahoe, majagua
Type of:
hibiscus
any plant of the genus Hibiscus
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