HyperDic: cuban_bast

English > 1 sense of the expression Cuban bast:
NOUNplantCuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatuserect forest / forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers
English > Cuban bast: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningErect forest / forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork / cabinetwork and gunstocks.
Synonymsblue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
BroaderhibiscusAny plant of the genus Hibiscus
Spanishmajagua

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