Euonymus europaeus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Euonymus europaeus
    n 1: small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and
         cathartic bark and fruit [syn: {common spindle tree},
         {Euonymus europaeus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gatten tree \Gat"ten tree`\ [Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.] (Bot.)
   A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose
   ({Viburnum Opulus}), cornel ({Cornus sanguinea}), and spindle
   tree ({Euonymus Europ[ae]us}).
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Prickwood \Prick"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
   A shrub ({Euonymus Europ[ae]us}); -- so named from the use of
   its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also
   {spindle tree}.
   [1913 Webster]

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