Definition of euonymus Euonymus
eu•on•y•mus
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What does euonymus mean?
WordNet
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| euonymus - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines | ||
| genus Euonymus | ||
| dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| celastraceae, family celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits | ||
| spindle tree, spindleberry, spindleberry tree any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries | ||
| euonymus atropurpureus, wahoo, burning bush large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide | ||
| euonymus americanus, strawberry bush, wahoo upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- euonymus (n.)
A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
