Noun mahagua has 2 senses
- mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus - 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
--1 is a kind of hibiscus
- Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus - 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
--2 is a kind of hibiscus
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