| 释义 |
ma·hoe
\məˈhō\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French mahot, maho, from Taino maho
1. also ma·ho \“\ : any of various chiefly tropical trees with strong bast fibers: as
a.
(1) : majagua
(2) : portia tree
b. : any of several trees of the family Thymelaeaceae; especially : a West Indian tree (Daphnopsis caribaea)
c. : any of several trees of the genus Sterculia; especially : a So. American tree (S. pruriens) that yields a pale brown lustrous straight-grained wood
2. also maho : the wood or fiber of a mahoe
3. [Maori] : a small shrubby New Zealand tree (Melicytus ramiflorus) of the family Violaceae with dark green alternate leaves and few-seeded purple berries — called also whitey wood |