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noun
Any of certain trees or any species belonging to the Euonymus genus, a group of flowering plants in the staff vine family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: euonymus, spindle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spindleberry, spindleberry tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: common spindle tree, Euonymus europaeus, winged spindle tree, Euonymous alatus
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