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mahoe.

Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.

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Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean.

  2. Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean. Talipariti elatum (syn. Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe)

  3. Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean. Talipariti tiliaceum (syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus, seaside mahoe)

  4. Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean. Thespesia populnea (seaside mahoe)

Where this word comes from

Taíno mahou

noun

  1. Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics. Alectryon macrococcus, a tree in the soapberry family, endemic to Hawaii.

  2. Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics. Any tree of genus Melicytus, in the violet family, known from southeastern Australia and New Zealand, especially Melicytus ramiflorus.

Where this word comes from

From Maori.

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