any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Euonymus, such as the spindle tree, whose seeds are each enclosed in a fleshy, typically red, aril: family Celastraceae
[C18: from Latin: spindle tree, from Greek euōnumos fortunately named, from eu- + onomaname]
evonymusorevonymus
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[C18: from Latin: spindle tree, from Greek euōnumos fortunately named, from eu- + onomaname]