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Look up: Euonymus

  1. Euonymus
    (Broadleaf Euonymus, Burning Bush, Burnng Bush, Spindletree, Strawberry Bush, Wahoo, Winged Euonymus, Winter Creeper) This group consists of 170 evergreen and deciduous shrubs, small trees, creepers and climbers. Euonymus (Spindletree) are found wild throughout North and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. These plants make great hedges, edging, and ground covers. The deciduous varieties are valued for their vividly colored fruits and gorgeous autumn colors. The evergreen types...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/euonymus.html

  2. Euonymus
    [n] - widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Euonymus
    Eu·on'y·mus noun [ New Latin (cf. Latin euonymos ). from Greek ..., lit., of good name.] (Botany) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/73

  4. euonymus
    <botany> A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic. ... Origin: NL. (cf. L. Euonymos). Fr. Gr, lit, of good name. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. Euonymus
    genus Euonymus noun widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Euonymus
    The `spindles`, genus `Euonymus`, comprise about 170-180 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees. They live mostly in East Asia, including the Himalayas, and they also have a distribution in Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America and Madagascar. The flowers are situated in small groups, inconspicuous and of green or yellow shades. The leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) and simple ovoid, typically 2-15 cm long, and usuall...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euonymus

  7. Euonymus
    • (n.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Euonymus
    genus of about 170 species of shrubs, woody climbers, and small trees, in the staff tree family (Celastraceae), native to temperate Asia, North ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/51

  9. euonymus
    euonymus (yOOon'imus) : see staff tree.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09132


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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