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mahoe

/mә'hәj/

📖 中文释义

  1. n. [植](西印度群岛产的)瑞香科灌木
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n 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
  2. n 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