The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prickwood
Prickwood \Prick"wood`\, n. (Bot.) A shrub ( Euonymus Europ[ae]us); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree.
Wiktionary
prickwood
n. A shrub ((taxlink Euonymus europaeus species noshow=1)), the spindle tree.