Noun has 2 senses

• mahoe(n = noun.plant) balibago, hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, 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;


• mahoe(n = noun.plant) blue mahoe, cuban bast, hibiscus elatus, mahagua, 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;