mahagua
- noun
- UK
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mahagua
- The cabinetwork in the old house was made from locally sourced mahagua wood.
Examples
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The craftsman preferred mahagua for its durability when making furniture.
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In some parts of the Caribbean, mahagua trees are valued for their beautiful blossoms.
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Look at that beautiful mahagua in full bloom!
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The mahagua tree is known for its beautiful flowers.
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The cabinetwork in the old house was made from locally sourced mahagua wood.
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The craftsman preferred mahagua for its durability when making furniture.
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In some parts of the Caribbean, mahagua trees are valued for their beautiful blossoms.
Synonyms
A tropical tree with strong wood and fibers used for making furniture and rope
A tropical tree with strong wood used for making furniture
A small tropical tree with yellow flowers that grows by the sea and has strong wood and fibrous bark
A small tree that grows by tropical coasts with yellow flowers and strong fibers used for ropes
A small tree that grows by the sea with large yellow flowers and strong fibers
A tall forest tree from Cuba and Jamaica with orange flowers and strong wood used for furniture
An evergreen tree from Cuba and Jamaica with orange flowers and hard wood used to make furniture
A tree from Cuba and Jamaica with hairy leaves and orange flowers used for furniture and gunstocks
A large Costa Rican tree with light wood used for fine furniture
A tree from the Caribbean with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture
A tree from the Amazon with light wood that resists insects and is used for furniture
A prickly shrub or small tree from the Caribbean with very hard wood used for furniture
A tree from southern Africa with very hard wood that feeds and shelters animals
A tropical tree with very hard wood used for tools and ship parts
A tropical American tree with very hard wood that makes copal resin
A large tree from Panama with hard wood used for furniture
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mahagua probably comes from a local Caribbean or Spanish name for a native tree. A helpful way to remember it is that it sounds like mahogany, a well-known wood, so the name fits a tropical tree used for 'wood' and for 'decoration'.
