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Dogwood
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What's The Definition Of Dogwood?
[n] a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
[n] hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood Synonyms | Synonyms for Dogwood: cornel | dogwood tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Dogwood: 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 | dogwood | dwarf cornel | eastern flowering dogwood | flowering tree | genus Cornus | pedwood | pudding berry | red dogwood | red osier | red osier dogwood | redbrush | silky cornel | silky dogwood | wood Dogwood In Webster's Dictionary \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
(dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and {Dagger}.]
(Bot.)
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 erythrina}) growing in
Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
{Jamaica dogwood}.
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