Definition of Mahoe

Noun: mahoe

Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fibre used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
- majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus
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
- Cuban bast, blue mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus