Euonymus, genus Euonymus
(noun) widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
euonymus (plural euonymuses)
Any of many (often decorative) trees, shrubs and woody vines, of the genus Euonymus.
• spindle tree, spindle
Source: Wiktionary
Eu*on"y*mus, n. Etym: [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
