mahagua
mahagua /məˈhɑːgwə/
noun
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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
(
blue mahoe
, Cuban bast
, Hibiscus elatus
, mahagua
, mahoe
, majagua
)
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
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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
(
balibago
, Hibiscus tiliaceus
, mahagua
, mahoe
, majagua
, purau
)
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
toddy palm
toddy palm /ˈtɑːdi pɑːm/
noun
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Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
(
Borassus flabellifer
, longar palm
, lontar
, palmyra
, palmyra palm
, toddy palm
, wine palm
)
tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
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Fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
(
Caryota urens
, jaggery palm
, kittul
, kitul
, kitul tree
, toddy palm
, wine palm
)
fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago