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单词 euonymus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eu•on•y•mus  (yo̅o̅ onə məs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany 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.
Also, evonymus. 
  • Neo-Latin; Latin, noun, nominal use of Greek euó̄nymos of good name. See eu-, -onym, -ous
  • 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
euonymus /juːˈɒnɪməs/, evonymus n
  1. any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Euonymus, such as the spindle tree, whose seeds are each enclosed in a fleshy, typically red, aril: family Celastraceae
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: spindle tree, from Greek euōnumos fortunately named, from eu- + onoma name
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