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Definition of Spindleberry
1. Noun. Any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries.
Exact synonyms: Spindle Tree, Spindleberry Tree
Group relationships: Euonymus, Genus Euonymus
Specialized synonyms: Common Spindle Tree, Euonymus Europaeus, Euonymous Alatus, Winged Spindle Tree
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Euonymus, Genus Euonymus
Specialized synonyms: Common Spindle Tree, Euonymus Europaeus, Euonymous Alatus, Winged Spindle Tree
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spindleberry
Literary usage of Spindleberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature and Ornament by Lewis Foreman Day (1908)
"... how little use has been made of anything of the kind in other fruits which,
like the spindleberry (62), burst their husk and show the berries within. ..."
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