The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gatten tree \Gat"ten tree`\ [Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.] (Bot.)
   A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose
   (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle
   tree (Euonymus Europ[ae]us).
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Euonymus europaeus
    n 1: small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and
         cathartic bark and fruit [syn: common spindle tree,
         Euonymus europaeus]