euonymus
/yoo-on-uh-muhs/US // yuˈɒn ə məs //UK // (juːˈɒnɪməs) //
桉树,桉蝾螈,欧阳花,曙光号
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Euonymus, of northern temperate regions, having opposite leaves, branching clusters of small, greenish or purplish flowers, and crimson or rose-colored capsules that on opening disclose the seed.
Examples
Opposite leaves of Euonymus, or Spindle-tree, showing the successive pairs crossing each other at right angles.
Very common in gardens about Wellington: sometimes does much damage to euonymus shrubs and hedges.
Mer also was intimate with a heathen philosopher, Euonymus of Gadara.
Affghan plants have nearly ended, Moacurra and Euonymus alone continuing.
Then there is the Euonymus, so bright with its glossy green leaves, long a favorite whether for the border or window garden.
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