euonymus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines
    genus Euonymus.

WordNet

Eu*on"y*mus noun
Etymology
NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. , lit., of good name.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.

Webster 1913