Definition of Euonymus atropurpureus

1. Noun. Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.

Exact synonyms: Burning Bush, Wahoo
Group relationships: Euonymus, Genus Euonymus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euonymus Atropurpureus

Eumeces callicephalus
Eumeces skiltonianus
Eumenes
Eumetopias
Eumetopias jubatus
Eumops
Eumycota
Eunectes
Eunectes murinus
Eunice
Eunomia
Eunomian
Eunomians
Euonymous alatus
Euonymus americanus
Euonymus atropurpureus (current term)
Euonymus europaeus
Euonymus fortunei radicans
Euonymus radicans vegetus
Euopean hoopoe
Euparyphium
Eupatorium aya-pana
Eupatorium cannabinum
Eupatorium capillifolium
Eupatorium coelestinum
Eupatorium maculatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium purpureum
Eupatorium rugosum
Euphagus

Literary usage of Euonymus atropurpureus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz (1917)
"Eucalyptol is an organic oxide (cineol) obtained from the volatile oil during distillation. Euonymus atropurpureus COMMON NAME—Burning Bush, Wahoo. ..."

2. Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics of the New Remedies by Edwin Moses Hale (1897)
"(Same as of E. Aquaticum) (See ** Therapeutics") Euonymus atropurpureus. (Wahoo.) DESCRIPTION.—A small shrub or bush, known by several other names, ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Burning Bush. Wahoo. Fig. 2799. Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Hort. Vind. 2 : 5. pi. 120. 1772. A shrub or small tree, ..."

4. J. M. Nickell's Botanical Ready Reference (1880)
"Variety of Euonymus atropurpureus. - 950 - Euonymus atropurpureus. ... Burning Bush. Spindle Tree. Louse Berry Tree. Analogous to Euonymus atropurpureus. ..."

5. King's American Dispensatory by John King (1909)
"... distillate of the bark of Euonymus atropurpureus, a volatile oil (Amer. ... which they had obtained from Euonymus atropurpureus and provisionally named ..."

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