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wahoo

wa·hoo

US/ˈwɑ.hu/ rare

noun

1.

upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas

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Origin

From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota waŋ (“arrow”).

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