(n) 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. mahagua, majagua, mahoe, Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe
(n) 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. mahagua, balibago, majagua, Hibiscus tiliaceus, purau