spindle tree

Noun

Meaning

spindle tree (plural spindle trees)

Any of certain trees or any species belonging to the Euonymus genus, a group of flowering plants in the staff vine family.

Synonyms: euonymus, spindle

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

spindle-tree

Synonyms

spindle euonymus

Hypernyms

bush shrub

Hyponyms

Euonymus europaeus Euonymous alatus common spindle tree

Close letter words and terms

spindle pole body spindle shell spindle toxin spindle-legged spindle-like spindle-shanked