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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

euonymus en · NOUN

Etymology

From the genus name.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Deriveds

winged euonymus · dwarf euonymus · box-leaf euonymus · wintercreeper euonymus · climbing euonymus

Synonyms

spindle tree · spindle