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Spindle tree   /spˈɪndəl tri/   Listen
Spindle tree

noun
1.
Any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries.  Synonyms: spindleberry, spindleberry tree.



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"Spindle tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... twisting and twining growths, with distinct glossy foliage in summer and brilliant scarlet fruit in autumn. The flowers are inconspicuous, the chief beauty of the shrub being the show of fruit, which resembles somewhat those of the Spindle Tree (Euonymus), and to which it is nearly allied. A native of North America, it grows from 12 feet to 15 feet high, and is useful in this country for covering arches or tree stems, or for allowing to run about at will on a mound of earth ...
— Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs • A. D. Webster
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