Oir Symbol: Oir or Or

Sound value: OI or OE

Literal meaning: Spindle

Pronounced as “OR”

 

Northwest Europe

SPINDLE

(Euonymus europaeus)

Features: Deciduous shrub or small tree (Bittersweet Family)

Uses: Wood for pegs, bobbins, etc.

North Central Florida

AMERICAN STRAWBERRYBUSH

(Euonymus americanus L.)

Features: Small evergreen tree or shrub (Bittersweet Family)

Uses: Medicinal uses./

/ Univ. of Michigan Deerborn Ethnobotany Database

American Strawberrybush

American Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus L.), Gainesville, Florida

American Strawberrybush

American Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus L.), Gainesville, Florida