HyperDic: hibiscus_elatus

English > 1 sense of the expression Hibiscus elatus:
NOUNplantHibiscus elatus, Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahaguaerect forest / forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers
English > Hibiscus elatus: 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.
SynonymsCuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua
BroaderhibiscusAny plant of the genus Hibiscus
Spanishmajagua

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