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noun məˈhəʊiməˈhō A small bushy New Zealand tree of the violet family, with whitish bark and clusters of small greenish flowers. Melicytus ramiflorus, family Violaceae Example sentencesExamples - A beautiful evergreen tree with red, orange, or yellow flowers, blue mahoe is native to Jamaica.
Origin Early 19th century: from Maori. noun məˈhəʊməˈhō West Indian Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs yielding bast that is used to make cord. Several species, especially of the genus Hibiscus (family Malvaceae), in particular H. tiliaceus and the Caribbean H. elatus Example sentencesExamples - The blue mahoe (Hibiscus elatus) could have been brought to Jamaica from Cuba by the Arawaks to be used for bark rope (Adams 1971).
nounməˈhō A small bushy New Zealand tree of the violet family, with whitish bark and clusters of small greenish flowers. Melicytus ramiflorus, family Violaceae Example sentencesExamples - A beautiful evergreen tree with red, orange, or yellow flowers, blue mahoe is native to Jamaica.
Origin Early 19th century: from Maori. nounməˈhō West Indian Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs yielding bast that is used to make cordage. Several species, especially of the genus Hibiscus (family Malvaceae), in particular the widespread H. tiliaceus and the Caribbean H. elatus Example sentencesExamples - The blue mahoe (Hibiscus elatus) could have been brought to Jamaica from Cuba by the Arawaks to be used for bark rope (Adams 1971).
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