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noun, plural wa·hoos.
a shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpurea, of North America, having finely serrated, elliptical leaves and pendulous capsules that in opening reveal the bright-scarlet arils of the seeds.
Also called burning bush.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; < Dakota wanhu, equivalent to wan- arrow + hu wood, shaft
1855–60, Americanism; < Dakota wanhu, equivalent to wan- arrow + hu wood, shaft
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noun, plural wa·hoos ( especially collectively ) wa·hoo.
a large, swift mackerel, Acanthocybium solanderi, widespread in warm seas, of a steel blue to greenish blue above and silver below, often leaping from the water and occasionally schooling in great numbers: valued as a food and game fish.
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wahoo1 (wɑːˈhuː, ˈwɑːhuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -hoos | |
| Also called: winged elm an elm, Ulmus alata, of SE North America having twigs with winged corky edges | |
| [from Creek ǔhawhu cork elm] | |
| wahoo2 (wɑːˈhuː, ˈwɑːhuː) | |
| —n , pl -hoos | |
| Also called: burning bush an E North American shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpureus, with scarlet capsules and seeds | |
| [C19: from Dakota wāhu arrowwood] | |
| wahoo3 (wɑːˈhuː, ˈwɑːhuː) | |
| —n , pl -hoos | |
| a large fast-moving food and game fish, Acanthocybium solandri, of tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunnies) | |
| [of unknown origin] | |
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wahoo
type of large marine fish, 1905, of unknown origin.
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