spindleberry

Synonyms:

spindle tree, spindleberry tree

Types:

Euonymus europaeus, common spindle tree

small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit

Euonymous alatus, winged spindle tree

bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China

Type of:

bush, shrub

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems