Euonymus

See also: euonymus

Translingual

Euonymus bungeanus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin euonymos (Pliny), from Ancient Greek εὐώνυμος (euṓnumos, “lucky”), from εὖ (eû, “good”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• English: (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /juːˈɒnɪməs/

Proper noun

Euonymus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae – spindle trees, shrubs often cultivated as ornamental plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Celastrales - order; Celastraceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Euonymus subg. Euonymus, Euonymus subg. Kalonymus - subgenera
  • Euonymus europaeus (European spindle) - type species

References

• Euonymus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Euonymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Euonymus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Euonymus at USDA Plants database