| euonymus | (n) widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines, Syn. genus Euonymus |
| common spindle tree | (n) small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit, Syn. Euonymus europaeus |
| evergreen bittersweet | (n) broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties, Syn. Euonymus radicans vegetus, Euonymus fortunei radicans |
| strawberry bush | (n) upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas, Syn. Euonymus americanus, wahoo |
| wahoo | (n) deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds, Syn. burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus |
| Euonymus | ‖n. [ NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. &unr_;, lit., of good name. ] (Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ] |