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wahoo (s) (noun), wahoos (pl)
1. A small tree or shrub which is common in eastern North America with little purple colored flowers and pink fruit: "The Smith family definitely wanted to have a wahoo, also called a burning bush, in their garden because of the colors pink (the fruit), purple (flowers) and the scarlet or crimson color (pods and seeds)."
2. Etymology: from Sioux wanhu, "arrowwood".
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