Definition of WAHOO

wahoo

Meanings

Plural: wahoos

Noun

  • upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
  • deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
  • large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
  • Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
  • The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
  • Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.

Synonyms

Acanthocybium solandri, burning bush, Euonymus americanus, Euonymus atropurpureus, ono, strawberry bush

Scrabble Score: 11

wahoo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wahoo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wahoo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

wahoo is a valid Words With Friends word