euonymus europaeus

3 definitions found

euonymus europaeus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gatten tree \Gat"ten tree`\ [Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.] (Bot.)
     A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose
     (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle
     tree (Euonymus Europ[ae]us).
     [1913 Webster]

  Prickwood \Prick"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
     A shrub (Euonymus Europ[ae]us); -- so named from the use of
     its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also
     spindle tree.
     [1913 Webster]

euonymus europaeus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Euonymus europaeus
      n 1: small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and
           cathartic bark and fruit [syn: common spindle tree,
           Euonymus europaeus]