euonymusn.

/juːˈɒnɪməs/

Forms: Also 1700s euonymous.

Etymology: < Latin euōnymos (Pliny xiii. xxxviii. §118), substantive use of Greek εὐώνυμος of good name, lucky, < εὐ- (see eu- comb. form) + ὄνομα, in Aeolic ὄνυμα name. Pliny says that the flowering of the euonymus was a presage of pestilence; hence it seems probable that the name ‘lucky’ was given with euphemistic intention.

Botany.

a. A genus of shrubs (family Celastraceæ), of which many species are now cultivated as ornamental plants. The only British species is the Spindle-tree, otherwise known as the peg-, prick-, skewerwood from the uses to which its wood is applied.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > non-British euonymus shrubs

pearl-tree1693

euonymus1767

strawberry tree1813

strawberry bush1856

wahoo1860

burning bush1866

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > spindle-tree(s)

prickwood1516

spindle-tree1548

prick-timber1578

prickle tree1607

prick tree1671

spindle1712

spindlekin1714

euonymus1767

skewer wood1782

gaiter1796

dogwood1838

spindle-trees1846

louse-berry1866

skewer tree1894

1767 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (1803) 180 Deciduous flowering shrubs..such as..candleberry, myrtle, dog-wood, or euonymus.

a1775 J. Hill Hist. Plants 239 Euonymous with broad, lanceolated, and serrated leaves, Virginian spindle-tree.

1785 J. M. Mason Comments Shakespeare's Plays 346 The euonymus of which the best shewers are made, is called prick-wood.

1882 Garden 21 Jan. 37/1 Many varieties of the Euonymus are finely variegated.

b. U.S. Pharmacopœia. The bark of an American species ( E. atropurpureus), called also the Wahoo-tree.

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1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 446 Euonymus possesses cathartic properties similar to rhubarb.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	euonymus
释义	euonymusn. /juːˈɒnɪməs/ Forms: Also 1700s euonymous. Etymology: < Latin euōnymos (Pliny xiii. xxxviii. §118), substantive use of Greek εὐώνυμος of good name, lucky, < εὐ- (see eu- comb. form) + ὄνομα, in Aeolic ὄνυμα name. Pliny says that the flowering of the euonymus was a presage of pestilence; hence it seems probable that the name ‘lucky’ was given with euphemistic intention. Botany. a. A genus of shrubs (family Celastraceæ), of which many species are now cultivated as ornamental plants. The only British species is the Spindle-tree, otherwise known as the peg-, prick-, skewerwood from the uses to which its wood is applied. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > non-British euonymus shrubs pearl-tree1693 euonymus1767 strawberry tree1813 strawberry bush1856 wahoo1860 burning bush1866 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > spindle-tree(s) prickwood1516 spindle-tree1548 prick-timber1578 prickle tree1607 prick tree1671 spindle1712 spindlekin1714 euonymus1767 skewer wood1782 gaiter1796 dogwood1838 spindle-trees1846 louse-berry1866 skewer tree1894 1767 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (1803) 180 Deciduous flowering shrubs..such as..candleberry, myrtle, dog-wood, or euonymus. a1775 J. Hill Hist. Plants 239 Euonymous with broad, lanceolated, and serrated leaves, Virginian spindle-tree. 1785 J. M. Mason Comments Shakespeare's Plays 346 The euonymus of which the best shewers are made, is called prick-wood. 1882 Garden 21 Jan. 37/1 Many varieties of the Euonymus are finely variegated. b. U.S. Pharmacopœia. The bark of an American species ( E. atropurpureus), called also the Wahoo-tree. ΚΠ 1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 446 Euonymus possesses cathartic properties similar to rhubarb. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1767
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