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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•hoo1 (wä ho̅o̅′, wä′ho̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hoos. - Plant Biologyany of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla.
- origin, originally uncertain 1760–70, American.
- Plant Biologya 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.
- Dakota wanhu, equivalent. to wan- arrow + hu wood, shaft
- 1855–60, American.
- Fisha 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. Also called peto.
- origin, originally uncertain 1905–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wahoo /wɑːˈhuː; ˈwɑːhuː/ n ( pl -hoos)- a large fast-moving food and game fish, Acanthocybium solandri, of tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunnies)
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