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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spindleberry

spindle-celled layer
spindle-legged
spindle-shanked
spindle-shaped
spindle-shaped muscle
spindle-tree family
spindle cataract
spindle cell
spindle cell carcinoma
spindle cell lipoma
spindle cell nevus
spindle cell sarcoma
spindle fibre
spindle horn
spindle tree
spindleberry (current term)
spindleberry tree
spindled
spindlelegs
spindler
spindlers
spindles
spindleshanks
spindletail
spindletails
spindlework
spindleworm
spindleworms
spindlier
spindliest

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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