spindle tree

/ˌspɪndl tri/

Other forms: spindle trees

Definitions of spindle tree

1. noun

   any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
   synonyms: spindleberry, 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