n.
Pronunciation: yü- ' ä-n ə -m ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin euonymos spindle tree, from Greek eu ō nymos, from eu ō nymos having an auspicious name, from eu- + onyma name ― more at NAME
Date: 1767
: SPINDLE TREE
n.
Pronunciation: yü- ' ä-n ə -m ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin euonymos spindle tree, from Greek eu ō nymos, from eu ō nymos having an auspicious name, from eu- + onyma name ― more at NAME
Date: 1767
: SPINDLE TREE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012