'majagua' definitions:
Definition of 'majagua'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus]
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 [syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus]
Definition of 'majagua'
From: GCIDE
- majagua \majagua\ n.
- 1. A shrubby tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) widely distributed along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.
- Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. An erect forest tree (Hibiscus elatus) of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
- Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, {Hibiscus elatus}. [WordNet 1.5]