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Webster 1913 Edition
Dogwood
Dog′woodˊ
(-woŏdˊ)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
The
Cornus
, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. ☞ There are several species, one of which,
Cornus mascula
, called also cornelian cherry
, bears a red acid berry. Cornus 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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Dogwood
DOGWOOD
,Noun.
Definition 2024
dogwood
dogwood
English
Noun
dogwood (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.
Translations
tree or shrub of the genus Cornus
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