Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mahoe \Ma"hoe\, n. (Bot.)
   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.

Source : WordNet®

mahoe
     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: {majagua}, {mahagua}, {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}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus
        elatus}]