Euonymus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Euonymus \Eu*on"y*mus\, n. [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. ?,
     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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Euonymus
       n : widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees
           or vines [syn: {genus Euonymus}]