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.
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Wa*hoo", n.
A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri or petus) of Florida and the West Indies.
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