Synonyms of MAHOES

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

   • MAHOE10
   • MAJAGUA17

   Also: hibiscus tiliaceus.

   Not playable in Scrabble US: MAHAGUA, BALIBAGO, 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

   • MAHOE10
   • MAJAGUA17

   Also: cuban bast, blue mahoe, hibiscus elatus.

   Not playable in Scrabble US: MAHAGUA.