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DOGWOOD
dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel
(noun) a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
dogwood
(noun) hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dogwood (countable and uncountable, plural dogwoods)
Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel
The wood of such trees and shrubs.
A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.
Source: Wiktionary
Dog"wood`, n. Etym: [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.)
Definition: The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.
Note: There are several species, one of which, Cornus mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. C. florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms. Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythring) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties;
– called also Jamaica dogwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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