n 1 a  cap  :  a genus (family Celastraceae) of often evergreen shrubs, small trees, or vines  b  :  any member of the genus Euonymus  2  :  the dried bark of the root of a shrub of the genus Euonymus (E. atropurpureus) used as a cathartic .
 
 
 
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