Also waahoo, whahoo. [Indian name.] The N. American shrub Euonymus atropurpureus.
1860. A. Gray, Man. Bot., 81. Euonymus atropurpureus Burning-Bush, Waahoo.
1866. Treas. Bot., Wahoo.
1903. Nancy H. Banks, Round Anvil Rock, 158. The bright wahoo with its graceful cluster of flame-coloured berries.