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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wahoo  \Wa*hoo"\,  n. 
  A  dark  blue  scombroid  food  fish  ({Acanthocibium  solandri  or 
  petus})  of  Florida  and  the  West  Indies. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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},  {Euonymus  americanus}] 
  2:  deciduous  shrub  having  purple  capsules  enclosing  scarlet 
  seeds  [syn:  {burning  bush},  {Euonymus  atropurpureus}] 
  3:  large  fast-moving  predacious  food  and  game  fish;  found 
  worldwide  [syn:  {Acanthocybium  solandri}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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




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