hau tree

hau tree
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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.
[1910-15; < Hawaiian hau hau tree]

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