Dictionary![]() ![]() wa•hooPronunciation: (wä-hOO', wä'hOO), [key] —n., —pl. -hoos. any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla. wa•hooPronunciation: (wä-hOO', wä'hOO), [key] —n., —pl. -hoos. a shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpurea, of North America, having finely serrated, elliptical leaves and pendulous capsules that in opening reveal the bright-scarlet arils of the seeds. Also called burning bush. wa•hooPronunciation: (wä-hOO', wä'hOO), [key] —n., —pl. -hoos, (esp. collectively) -hoo. a large, swift mackerel, Acanthocybium solanderi, widespread in warm seas, of a steel blue to greenish blue above and silver below, often leaping from the water and occasionally schooling in great numbers: valued as a food and game fish. Also called peto. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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