winged spindle tree

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

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noun or winged euonymus
: a shrub or small tree (Euonymus alatus) of China and Japan that has winged branches and is used as an ornamental

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a stiff, spreading shrub, Euonymus alata, of eastern Asia, having corky-winged twigs, yellowish flowers, and purplish fruit. Also called winged euonymus.

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  • winged spindle tree — a stiff, spreading shrub, Euonymus alata, of eastern Asia, having corky winged twigs, yellowish flowers, and purplish fruit. Also called winged euonymus. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

  • alate spindle-tree — sparnuotasis ožekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Euonymus alatus), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Euonymus alatus angl. alate spindle tree; burningbush; winged burning bush; winged… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • winged euonymus — noun see winged spindle tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • winged burning-bush — sparnuotasis ožekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Euonymus alatus), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Euonymus alatus angl. alate spindle tree; burningbush; winged burning bush; winged… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • winged euonymus — sparnuotasis ožekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Euonymus alatus), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Euonymus alatus angl. alate spindle tree; burningbush; winged burning bush; winged… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • winged spindletree — sparnuotasis ožekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Euonymus alatus), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Euonymus alatus angl. alate spindle tree; burningbush; winged burning bush; winged… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 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

  • euonymus — /yooh on euh meuhs/, n. 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… …   Universalium

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

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