wahoo

Wa*hoo", n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.: (a) A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also burning bush. (b) Cascara buckthorn. (c) Basswood. Wa*hoo", n. Defn: A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri or petus) of Florida and the West Indies.

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