euonymus

See also: Euonymus

English

A variety of euonymus (Euonymus europaeus)

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

euonymus (plural euonymuses)

1. Any of many (often decorative) trees, shrubs and woody vines, of the genus Euonymus.
   • 1945, John Betjeman (lyrics and music), “A Subaltern's Love Song”:

     Her father's euonymus shines as we walk,
     And swing past the summer-house, buried in talk,
     And cool the verandah that welcomes us in
     To the six-o'clock news and a lime-juice and gin.

Synonyms

• spindle tree, spindle

Derived terms

• climbing euonymus
• box-leaf euonymus
• dwarf euonymus (Euonymus nanus, dwarf spindle)
• winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus, winged spindle, burning bush)
• wintercreeper euonymus (Euonymus fortunei, spindle, Fortune's spindle, spreading euonymus)

Translations

tree of the genus Euonymus — see spindle

References

• “euonymus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• euonymus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Euonymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Euonymus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons