"maga" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish maga. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|maga|id=tree}} Borrowed from Spanish maga Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} maga
  1. Thespesia grandiflora, a tree native to Puerto Rico also planted elsewhere for its fairness and the working properties of its wood.
    Sense id: en-maga-en-noun-ATLZF8z9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 23 entries, Mallow subfamily plants, Woods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 23 entries: 0 1 3 10 6 11 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 1 5 14 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 79 21 Disambiguation of Woods: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: magas [plural]
Etymology: See the corresponding entry. Head templates: {{en-noun}} maga (plural magas)
  1. (Nigeria, West Africa) Alternative form of mugu. Tags: Africa, Nigeria, West, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mugu
    Sense id: en-maga-en-noun-8DuKCv-o Categories (other): Nigerian English, West African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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