mahagua

Noun
  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 (synset 112200685)
    is a type of: hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
    same as: balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahoe, majagua, purau
  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 (synset 112199011)
    is a type of: hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
    same as: blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahoe, majagua

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