Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mahoe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mahoe \Ma"hoe\, n. (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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mahoe
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: {majagua}, {mahagua}, {balibago}, {purau},
{Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
2: 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
[syn: {Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus
elatus}]
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