WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•hoe  (mə hō′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologySee hau tree. 
  2. Plant Biologya tropical American tree, Hibiscus elatus, of the mallow family, having wood used for cabinetwork and gunstocks.
  3. Plant Biologya tree, Melicytus ramiflora, of the violet family, native to New Zealand and other Pacific islands, having greenish flowers and blue berries.
  • Arawak
  • French mahot
  • 1660–70

'mahoe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hau tree

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