spindle tree

noun

any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae

Words nearby spindle tree

spindle cell carcinoma, spindle cell lipoma, spindle fiber, spindle file, spindle side, spindle tree, spindle-legged, spindleage, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindling

Example sentences from the Web for spindle tree

  • However, betwixt the spare branches of the spindle-tree the child had seen the incident.

    A Love Episode |Emile Zola

  • Opposite leaves of Euonymus, or Spindle-tree, showing the successive pairs crossing each other at right angles.

    The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray