euonymus

euonymus
noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin euonymos spindle tree, from Greek euōnymos, from euōnymos having an auspicious name, from eu- + onyma name — more at name Date: 1767 spindle tree

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  • Euonymus — Euonymus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Euonymus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Evónimo Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español

  • euonymus — [yo͞o än′ə məs] n. [ModL, used by LINNAEUS Carolus < L, the spindle tree < Gr euōnymos, lit., of good name, lucky < eu (see EU ) + onyma, dial. form of onoma, NAME] any of a genus (Euonymus) of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and woody… …   English World dictionary

  • Euonymus — Eu*on y*mus, n. [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. ?, lit., of good name.] (Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Euonymus — (Evonymus, E. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Celastrineae Euonymeae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Kelch flach, 4–5spaltig, an der Basis mit schildförmiger Scheibe, 4–5 Kronenblättern, am Rande der Scheibe eingefügt, 4–5 Staubgefäßen auf der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • EUONYMUS — Graece Ε᾿υώνυμος, pop. Atticae, sub Erechtheide tribu, ab Heroe Euonymo, Cephissi fil. nomen adeptus, cuius memoriam servant variae Inser. Salamine, Athenis, Venetiis, hodiequeve superstites. E quibus una Salamine habet: ΘΡΑΣΥΜΗΔΗΣ ΘΡΑΣΖΛΛΟΥ… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Euonymus — Spindelsträucher Gewöhnlicher Spindelstrauch, oder Europäisches Pfaffenhütchen genannt, (Euonymus europaeus). Systematik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Euonymus — Euonymus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • euonymus — /yooh on euh meuhs/, n. 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… …   Universalium

  • Euonymus — ožekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių (Celastraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Euonymus). atitikmenys: lot. Euonymus angl. bittersweet; euonymus; spindle tree vok. Pfaffenhütchen; Spindelbaum; Spindelstrauch rus. бересклет lenk.… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • euonymus — ožekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Smaugikinių (Celastraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Euonymus). atitikmenys: lot. Euonymus angl. bittersweet; euonymus; spindle tree vok. Pfaffenhütchen; Spindelbaum; Spindelstrauch rus. бересклет lenk.… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

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