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ma·hoe¹

(mə-hō′)

Any of several tropical shrubs or trees in the family Malvaceae, especially Hibiscus tiliaceus, yielding fibers used for cordage, and H. elatus, having bluish wood.

[Taíno mahou.]

ma·hoe²

(mä′hoi, mə-hō′ē)

A tree (Melicytus ramiflorus) native to New Zealand and having whitish bark, purple berries, and small yellow fragrant flowers.

[Maori.]

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mahoe

(mɑːhɒ)

n, pl mahoe

(Plants) a small New Zealand tree, Melicytus ramiflorus, with white flowers and bark. Also called: hinahina, whitewood or whiteywood

[Māori]

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Noun	1.	mahoe - 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 balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, majagua, purau hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
	2.	mahoe - 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 blue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, majagua hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus

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