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wa·hoo 1
(wä-ho͞o′, wä′ho͞o)n. pl. wa·hoos
A deciduous shrub or small tree (Euonymus atropurpureus) of eastern North America, having small purplish flowers, pink fruit containing scarlet arils, and red foliage in the autumn.
[Dakota waŋhu : waŋ, arrow + hu, leg, stock or stem of a plant (from the use of its straight, slender shoots and branches to make arrow shafts ).]
wa·hoo 2
(wä-ho͞o′, wä′ho͞o)n. pl. wa·hoos
See winged elm.
[Origin unknown.]
wa·hoo 3
(wä-ho͞o′, wä′ho͞o)n. pl. wahoo or wa·hoos
A large marine food and game fish (Acanthocybium solandri) of subtropical and tropical waters, having a pointed snout, narrow body, and long dorsal fin.
[Perhaps of West Indian origin.]
wa·hoo 4
(wä′ho͞o′) Chiefly Western USinterj.
Used to express exuberance.
n. pl. wa·hoos
An exuberant cry: He let out a wahoo. Also called regionally rebel yell.
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wahoo
(wɑːˈhuː; ˈwɑːhuː)n, pl -hoos
(Plants) an elm, Ulmus alata, of SE North America having twigs with winged corky edges. Also called: winged elm
[from Creek ǔhawhu cork elm]
wahoo
(wɑːˈhuː; ˈwɑːhuː)n, pl -hoos
(Plants) an E North American shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpureus, with scarlet capsules and seeds. Also called: burning bush
[C19: from Dakota wāhu arrowwood]
wahoo
(wɑːˈhuː; ˈwɑːhuː)n, pl -hoos
(Animals) 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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wa•hoo1
(wɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu)n., pl. -hoos.
any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla.
[1760–70, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
wa•hoo2
(wɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu)n., pl. -hoos.
a burning bush, Euonymus atropurpurea, with pods that in opening reveal the scarlet arils of the seeds.
[1855–60, Amer.; < Dakota wanhu=wan- arrow + hu wood]
wa•hoo3
(wɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu)n., pl. -hoos, (esp. collectively) -hoo.
a large, warm-water mackerel, Acanthocybium solanderi.
[1905–10]
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| Noun | 1. |  wahoo - upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and TexasEuonymus, genus Euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines |
| 2. | wahoo - deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds Euonymus, genus Euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines | |
| 3. |  wahoo - large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwidemackerel - any of various fishes of the family Scombridae Acanthocybium, genus Acanthocybium - wahoos |
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