mahoe
[ muh-hoh ]
/ məˈhoʊ /
noun
a tropical American tree, Hibiscus elatus, of the mallow family, having wood used for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
a tree, Melicytus ramiflora, of the violet family, native to New Zealand and other Pacific islands, having greenish flowers and blue berries.
Origin of mahoe
1660–70; < French
mahot < Arawak
Words nearby mahoe
mahler,
mahler, gustav,
mahlstick,
mahmud ii,
mahmud of ghazni,
mahoe,
mahogany,
mahogany family,
mahomet,
mahometan,
mahonia
Example sentences from the Web for mahoe
The larva (Fig. 5a) feeds on the mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus) in the spring and autumn.
An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology |G. V. Hudson
British Dictionary definitions for mahoe
mahoe
/ (mɑːhɒ) /
noun plural mahoe
a small New Zealand tree, Melicytus ramiflorus, with white flowers and bark
Also called: hinahina, whitewood, whiteywood
Word Origin for mahoe
Māori