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Definition of Mahoe
1. Noun. 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.
2. Noun. 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.
Definition of Mahoe
1. n. A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
Definition of Mahoe
1. Noun. Any of a number of different trees, usually found around the tropics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mahoe
1. a tropical tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mahoe
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahoe
Literary usage of Mahoe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rod and River: Or, Fly-fishing for Salmon, Trout and Grayling by Arthur Thomas Fisher (1892)
"... mahoe—Hickory— Cane Rods—Wear and Tear of Rods—Shape of Rods— Selection of
Rods—Mr. Foster's Steel-centred Rods—The ' St. Lucas' Rods—Length of Trout ..."
2. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"Vulgo mahoe in Molokai et Maui (quo nomine in Nuov-Zealandia ... The mahoe, which
is the single representative of the genus Alectryon in the Hawaiian ..."
3. Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) by David Malo (1903)
"mahoe-hope .Oct 9. Hili-nehu Dec 10. Hili-o-holo.. Jan YEAR. The year was divided
into two seasons, mahoe- mua and mahoe hope. The former included the six ..."
4. The Timbers of Commerce and Their Identification by Herbert Stone (1904)
"Mountain mahoe : Tulip Tree in West Indies (64) : Tall Hibiscus : Grand Mahot
... mahoe do mer in Brazil (76). The mahoe of Trinidad is Sterculia caribaea. ..."
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