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 \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, 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
Wahoo, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 3942 Housing Units (2000): 1669 Land area (2000): 2.141104 sq. miles (5.545434 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.141104 sq. miles (5.545434 sq. km) FIPS code: 50965 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 41.213292 N, 96.619044 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68066 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wahoo, NE Wahoo