spindleberry

spindleberry
noun
any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑Euonymus, ↑genus Euonymus

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\\ˈspindəl- — see berry\ noun
: any of several shrubby spindle trees with showy usually reddish fruits

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  • spindleberry tree — noun any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries • Syn: ↑spindle tree, ↑spindleberry • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑common spindle tree, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • common spindle tree — noun small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit • Syn: ↑Euonymus europaeus • Hypernyms: ↑spindle tree, ↑spindleberry, ↑spindleberry tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • Euonymous alatus — noun bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China • Syn: ↑winged spindle tree • Hypernyms: ↑spindle tree, ↑spindleberry, ↑spindleberry tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • Euonymus europaeus — noun small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit • Syn: ↑common spindle tree • Hypernyms: ↑spindle tree, ↑spindleberry, ↑spindleberry tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Euonymus — noun widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines • Syn: ↑Euonymus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Celastraceae, ↑family Celastraceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • spindle tree — noun any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries • Syn: ↑spindleberry, ↑spindleberry tree • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑common spindle tree, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • winged spindle tree — noun bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China • Syn: ↑Euonymous alatus • Hypernyms: ↑spindle tree, ↑spindleberry, ↑spindleberry tree * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

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