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noun məˈhəʊiməˈhō A small bushy New Zealand tree of the violet family, with whitish bark and clusters of small greenish flowers. 堇菜科灌木，枝花蜜胞花 Melicytus ramiflorus, family Violaceae Example sentencesExamples - A beautiful evergreen tree with red, orange, or yellow flowers, blue mahoe is native to Jamaica.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Maori. noun məˈhəʊməˈhō West Indian Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs yielding bast that is used to make cord. 〈西印度〉瑞香科灌木 Several species, especially of the genus Hibiscus (family Malvaceae), in particular H. tiliaceus and the Caribbean H. elatus Example sentencesExamples - The blue mahoe (Hibiscus elatus) could have been brought to Jamaica from Cuba by the Arawaks to be used for bark rope (Adams 1971).
nounməˈhō A small bushy New Zealand tree of the violet family, with whitish bark and clusters of small greenish flowers. 堇菜科灌木，枝花蜜胞花 Melicytus ramiflorus, family Violaceae Example sentencesExamples - A beautiful evergreen tree with red, orange, or yellow flowers, blue mahoe is native to Jamaica.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Maori. nounməˈhō West Indian Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs yielding bast that is used to make cordage. 〈西印度〉瑞香科灌木 Several species, especially of the genus Hibiscus (family Malvaceae), in particular the widespread H. tiliaceus and the Caribbean H. elatus Example sentencesExamples - The blue mahoe (Hibiscus elatus) could have been brought to Jamaica from Cuba by the Arawaks to be used for bark rope (Adams 1971).
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