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evonymuses

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e⋅von⋅y⋅mus

  [e-von-uh-muhs]
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–noun
euonymus.

eu⋅on⋅y⋅mus

  [yoo-on-uh-muhs]
–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.
Also, evonymus.

Origin:
1760–70; < NL; L, n. use of Gk eunymos of good name. See eu-, -onym, -ous
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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
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