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Mahoe

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.  Synonyms: balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, 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.  Synonyms: blue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, majagua.



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"Mahoe" Quotes from Famous Books



... did the natives stay to be caught in their defences. They evacuated them at the last moment, leaving the empty premises to us. Once, however, with an undue contempt for the British soldier, a contingent, newly arrived from the Waikato, occupied a dilapidated pa at Mahoe-tahi on the road from New Plymouth to Waitara. Their chief, Tai Porutu, sent a laconic letter challenging the troops to come and fight. "Make haste; don't prolong it! Make haste!" ran the epistle. Promptly he was ...
— The Long White Cloud • William Pember Reeves



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