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
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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