euonymus
/juːˈɒnɪməs
/noun
A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colours and bright fruit.
- Genus Euonymus, family Celastraceae: numerous species, including the spindle tree.
- A variegated euonymus stands near the dining pavilion, drawing the eye down towards its pale presence, contrasting with the grey of the slate and brown of the walls.
- Eucalyptus, for example, looks good tied into a bunch with long strands of raffia or tartan ribbon, as does euonymus and cotoneaster.
Origin
Modern Latin (named by Linnaeus), from Latin euonymos, from Greek euōnumos 'having an auspicious or honoured name', from eus 'good' + onoma 'name'.
- gesticulator
- gesticulatory
- gestural
- gesture
- gesundheit
- get
- geta
- get a bang out of
- get a fix on
- get a grip
- get ahead
- get ahead of oneself
- get a life
- get a line on
- get a load of
- get along
- get a move on
- get a (or the) feel for (or of)
- get a room
- get around
- get a shift on
- get at
- get-at-able
- get away
- getaway