Usually means: Tropical tree, large, white flowers.
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▸ noun:  A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark.

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Balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, bamboo, bark, beech, birch, felled, more...

Types:
apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, banana, fig, grape, kiwi, mango, more...

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Similar:
Balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, bamboo, bark, beech, birch, felled, more...

Types:
apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, banana, fig, grape, kiwi, mango, more...



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