| 释义 |
wahoo
wa·hoo 1 W0007300 (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 W0007300 (wä-ho͞o′, wä′ho͞o)n. pl. wa·hoos See winged elm.
[Origin unknown.]
wa·hoo 3 W0007300 (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 W0007600 (wä′ho͞o′) Chiefly Western US interj. Used to express exuberance.n. pl. wa·hoos An exuberant cry: He let out a wahoo. Also called regionally rebel yell.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]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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wahoo - upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and TexasEuonymus americanus, strawberry bushEuonymus, genus Euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vinesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | | 2. | wahoo - deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seedsEuonymus atropurpureus, burning bushEuonymus, genus Euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vinesbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | | 3. |  wahoo - large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwideAcanthocybium solandrimackerel - any of various fishes of the family ScombridaeAcanthocybium, genus Acanthocybium - wahoos |
wahoo
wahoo: see staff treestaff tree,
common name for some temperate members of the Celastraceae, a family of trees and shrubs (many of them climbing forms), widely distributed except in polar regions.
..... Click the link for more information. .wahoo1 an elm, Ulmus alata, of SE North America having twigs with winged corky edges
wahoo2 an E North American shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpureus, with scarlet capsules and seeds
wahoo3 a large fast-moving food and game fish, Acanthocybium solandri, of tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunnies) WAHOO
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| WAHOO➣Working At Home - Out of Office | | WAHOO➣Work at Home Opportunity Organization |
wahooenUS
Synonyms for wahoonoun upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seedsSynonyms- Euonymus americanus
- strawberry bush
Related Words- Euonymus
- genus Euonymus
- bush
- shrub
noun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seedsSynonyms- Euonymus atropurpureus
- burning bush
Related Words- Euonymus
- genus Euonymus
- bush
- shrub
noun large fast-moving predacious food and game fishSynonymsRelated Words- mackerel
- Acanthocybium
- genus Acanthocybium
|