mahagua

Noun mahagua has 2 senses

• mahagua(n = noun.plant) balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahoe, majagua, purau - 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;
is a kind of hibiscus

• mahagua(n = noun.plant) blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahoe, majagua - 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;
is a kind of hibiscus