单词 | wahoo |
释义 | wahoo wahoo1 /wah hooh", wah"hooh/, n. , pl. wahoos. any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla. [1760-70, Amer.; orig. uncert.] wahoo2 /wah hooh", wah"hooh/, n. , pl. wahoos. 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. [1855-60, Amer.; < Dakota wanhu, equiv. to wan- arrow + hu wood, shaft] wahoo3 /wah hooh", wah"hooh/, n. , pl. wahoos, (esp. collectively) wahoo. 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. [1905-10; orig. uncert.] |
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