(wä·h′, wä′h) noun
A deciduous North American shrub or small tree (Euonymus atropurpureus) with finely toothed leaves, purple flowers, and scarlet fruit: also called burningbush. [<Siouan (Dakota) wanhu, lit., arrowwood]

(wä·h′, wä′h) noun
1. The American winged elm (Ulmus alata).
2. The white basswood (Tilia heterophylla).
3. The cascara buckthorn. [<Muskhogean (Creek) uhawhu the winged elm]