Also waahoo, whahoo. [Indian name.] The N. American shrub Euonymus atropurpureus.

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1860.  A. Gray, Man. Bot., 81. Euonymus atropurpureus … Burning-Bush, Waahoo.

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1866.  Treas. Bot., Wahoo.

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1903.  Nancy H. Banks, Round Anvil Rock, 158. The bright wahoo with its graceful cluster of flame-coloured berries.

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