Euonymus
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eu·on·y·mus 
[yoo-on-uh-muhs] Pronunciation Key
[yoo-on-uh-muhs] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Euonymus, of northern temperate regions, having opposite leaves, branching clusters of small, greenish or purplish flowers, and crimson or rose-colored capsules that on opening disclose the seed. |
nymos of good name.
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(yōō-ŏn'ə-məs) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various trees, shrubs, or woody vines of the genus Euonymus, many species of which are cultivated for their decorative foliage and brightly colored arillate seeds. Also called spindle tree. [Latin euōnymus, a kind of tree growing in Lesbos, from Greek euōnumos, of good name : eu-, eu- + onuma, name; see n  -men- in Indo-European roots.]
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| euonymus | |
noun | |
| widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines |
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Main Entry: eu·on·y·mus
Pronunciation: yü-'än-&-m&s
Function: noun
1 a capitalized : a genus (familyCelastraceae) of often evergreen shrubs, small trees, or vines b : any member of the genus Euonymus
2 : the dried bark of the root of a shrub of the genusEuonymus (E. atropurpureus) used as a cathartic
Main Entry: eu·on·y·mus
Pronunciation: yü-'än-&-m&s
Function: noun
1 a capitalized : a genus (familyCelastraceae) of often evergreen shrubs, small trees, or vines b : any member of the genus Euonymus
2 : the dried bark of the root of a shrub of the genusEuonymus (E. atropurpureus) used as a cathartic
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Euonymus
Eu*on"y*mus\, n. [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. ?, lit., of good name.] (Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
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