Source : WordNet®

mahagua
     n 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 [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {balibago}, {purau},
          {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
     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
        [syn: {Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {Hibiscus
        elatus}]