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What (who) is euonymus - definition
GENUS OF PLANTS
Spindle-tree; Euonymous; Spindle (shrub); Spindle tree; Spindletree
![''[[Euonymus fortunei]]'' in a nursery](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Euonymus plants growing in New Jersey in April.jpg?width=200 "''[[Euonymus fortunei]]'' in a nursery")
Euonymus
·noun A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
euonymus
[ju:'?n?m?s]
¦ noun a shrub or small tree noted for its autumn colours and bright fruit. [Genus Euonymus: numerous species.]
Origin
mod. L. (named by Linnaeus), from L. euonymos, from Gk euonumos 'having an auspicious or honoured name', from eus 'good' + onoma 'name'.
Euonymus (mythology)
GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTER
In Greek mythology, Euonymus (Ancient Greek: Εὐώνυμος means 'well-named', a euphemistic epithet) was the son of Gaia by Uranus or Cephissus. He was the eponym of the deme Euonymeia, Attica, whereas his daughter Aulis gave her name to the city Aulis, Boeotia.
Wikipedia
Euonymus
Euonymus is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. Common names vary widely among different species and between different English-speaking countries, but include spindle (or spindle tree), burning-bush, strawberry-bush, wahoo, wintercreeper, or simply euonymus. It comprises about 130 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, small trees and lianas. They are mostly native to East Asia, extending to the Himalayas, and they are also distributed in Europe, Australasia, North America, and Madagascar. 50 species are endemic to China.
Examples of use of euonymus
1. They included garden favourites pinks, hosta, lavender and euonymus, conifers, heather, houttuynia and hardy ferns plus a modern addition to the flowerbed, New Zealand flax.
2. Distributed in Tok Islet are about 70 species of plants including ten–odd species of trees such as Punus thunbergii, Euonymus radicus and camellia.