Meaning

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

noun deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

noun large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

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

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