wahoo

Definition of Wahoo in English :

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Noun

1. euonymus americanus, strawberry bush, wahoo

upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas

2. burning bush, euonymus atropurpureus, wahoo

deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

3. acanthocybium solandri, wahoo

large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

acanthocybium solandri

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wahoo

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noun plural -hoos

an elm, Ulmus alata, of SE North America having twigs with winged corky edges

. Also called: winged elm

noun plural -hoos

an E North American shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpureus, with scarlet capsules and seeds

. Also called: burning bush

noun plural -hoos

a large fast-moving food and game fish, Acanthocybium solandri, of tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunnies)

Wahoo

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noun

1.

burning bush (sense 1)

2.

strawberry bush

noun

1.

a cork elm (Ulmus alata) of the S U.S.

2.

any of various other North American trees or shrubs, as the cascara

nounWord forms: plural ˈwaˌhoo or ˈwaˌhoos

a large, scombroid game and food fish (Acanthocybium solanderi) of warm seas

interjection

Chiefly West

used to express unrestrained enthusiasm, exhilaration, etc.

Wahoo

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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.

n. pl. wa·hoos

See winged elm.

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.

interj.

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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