wahoo

Noun
Synonyms: strawberry bushEuonymus americanusburning bushEuonymus atropurpureusAcanthocybium solandri

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and TexasSynonyms: strawberry bushEuonymus americanus
  2. deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seedsSynonyms: burning bushEuonymus atropurpureus
  3. large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwideSynonyms: Acanthocybium solandri
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n. A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri or Acanthocibium petus) of Florida and the West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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