• (n.) A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mahoe/
Ma'hoe noun (Botany) A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus , Ochroma , etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/7
puraunoun 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 Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974