strawberry bush
Britishnoun
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an E North American shrub or small tree, Euonymus americanus, having pendulous capsules that split when ripe to reveal scarlet seeds: family Celastraceae
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any of various similar or related plants
Example Sentences
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So, when you wade into a thorny thicket amid the mosquitoes on a hot, humid day, you don’t do it for just any strawberry bush.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
If there isn't the strawberry bush, grown out of all knowledge!
From Mrs. Tree by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
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