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euonymus [yoo-on-uh-muh s] ExamplesWord Origin 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 of euonymus 1760–70; New Latin; Latin, noun use of Greek euṓnymos of good name. See eu-, -onym, -ous Can be confusedanomalous anonymous euonymus unanimous Examples from the Web for euonymus Historical Examples of euonymus
Mer also was intimate with a heathen philosopher, Euonymus of Gadara.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)
Heinrich Graetz
Euonymus, the spindle trees or prickwoods, a genus of shrubs or trees, nat.
Various
Two shrubby species of Euonymus belong to the flora of North America, but the bulk of the large family is tropical.
Julia Ellen Rogers
Within the vehicle were only the few roses she had been able to gather, with cedar and euonymus.
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Then there is the Euonymus, so bright with its glossy green leaves, long a favorite whether for the border or window garden.
M. D. Wellcome
British Dictionary definitions for euonymus euonymus evonymus noun
- 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
Word Origin for euonymus C18: from Latin: spindle tree, from Greek euōnumos fortunately named, from eu- + onoma name