hau tree

[ hou ]
/ haʊ /

noun

a clambering tree, Hibiscus tileaceus, of tropical shores, having leathery, ovate leaves and yellow flowers that turn dark red as they fade, and yielding a fiber used as cordage.
Also called mahoe, sea hibiscus.

Origin of hau tree

First recorded in 1910–15, hau tree is from the Hawaiian word hau hau tree

Words nearby hau tree

hatti, hattic, hattiesburg, hattusas, hatty, hau tree, haua fteah, haubergeon, hauberk, haud, hauf