Definitions for wahoowɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa•hoowɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu(n.)(pl.)-hoos.
any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden
Tilia heterophylla.
Category: Plants
Origin of wahoo:
1760–70, Amer.; orig. uncert.
wa•hoowɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu(n.)(pl.)-hoos.
a burning bush, Euonymus atropurpurea, with pods that in opening reveal the scarlet arils of the seeds.
Category: Plants
Origin of wahoo:
1855–60, Amer.; < Dakota wanhu=wan- arrow +hu wood
wa•hoowɑˈhu, ˈwɑ hu(n.)(pl.)-hoos; -hoo.
a large, warm-water mackerel
Acanthocybium solanderi.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of wahoo:
1905–10
Princeton's WordNet
strawberry bush, wahoo, Euonymus americanus(noun)
upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus(noun)
deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri(noun)
large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
Wiktionary
wahoo(Noun)
Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish
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