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Dogwood

Dogwood Meaning & Definition
Dogwood Definition And Meaning

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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