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Cornel

Cornel Meaning & Definition
Cornel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cornel?

[n] a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cornel: dogwood | dogwood tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cornel:

See Also | American dogwood | angiospermous tree | blood-twig | bunchberry | common European dogwood | common white dogwood | cornelian cherry | Cornus | Cornus amomum | Cornus canadensis | Cornus florida | Cornus mas | Cornus obliqua | Cornus sanguinea | Cornus stolonifera | crackerberry | dwarf cornel | eastern flowering dogwood | flowering tree | genus Cornus | pedwood | pudding berry | red dogwood | red osier | red osier dogwood | redbrush | silky cornel | silky dogwood

Cornel In Webster's Dictionary

\Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F. cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L. cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See {Horn}.] 1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas}), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries. 2. Any species of the genus {Cornus}, as {C. florida}, the flowering cornel; {C. stolonifera}, the osier cornel; {C. Canadensis}, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.

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