wahoo

4 definitions found

wahoo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

  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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wahoo
      n 1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the
           eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
           [syn: strawberry bush, wahoo, Euonymus americanus]
      2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet
         seeds [syn: wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus   atropurpureus
         ]
      3: large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found
         worldwide [syn: wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri]

wahoo - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Wahoo, NE (city, FIPS 50965)
    Location: 41.21516 N, 96.61996 W
    Population (1990): 3681 (1570 housing units)
    Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68066