seaside mahoe meaning

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seaside mahoe (noun): pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds.

Definition of seaside mahoe

  1. pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds

    Synonyms: portia tree, bendy tree, Thespesia populnea

    Type of: tulipwood tree

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