MAHAGUA as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mahagua is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mahagua is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower