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euonymus

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euonymus (yŏn`ĭməs): see staff tree staff tree, common name for some temperate members of the Celastraceae, a family of trees and shrubs (many of them climbing forms), widely distributed except in polar regions.
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euonymus

Any of about 170 species of shrubs, woody climbers, and small trees that make up the genus Euonymus (family Celastraceae), native to temperate Asia, North America, and Europe, including many popular landscape ornamental shrubs and ground covers. The winged spindle tree (E. alata), also called burning bush, is a handsome shrub with corky winged stems. Wood of the common spindle tree (E. europaea) is used for pegs and spindles; several varieties are grown as ornamentals.



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The euonymus has brilliant yellow and green leaves, the rosemary has dark green scaly foliage and blue flowers, and the begonia has bronze foliage and red flowers.
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Some of the most common drought-tolerant plants are the colorful-leaved Euonymus and Photinia.
 
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