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majagua

DEFINITIONS OF: majagua

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n 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

Synonyms:
Hibiscus tiliaceus, balibago, mahagua, mahoe, purau
Type of:
hibiscus
any plant of the genus Hibiscus

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, Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe, mahagua, mahoe
Type of:
hibiscus
any plant of the genus Hibiscus
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