noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers wordnet
3. 3
   The wood of such trees and shrubs. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood wordnet
5. 5
   A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

corneldogwood treeebonyfloweroaktree

Example

More examples

"Of all the flowers that bloom in spring, I particularly like the cherry blossom and dogwood."

Etymology

From dag + wood, from dag (“a sharp object”).

Related phrases

Asian dogwoodChinese dogwoodFlorida dogwoodJapanese dogwoodKorean dogwoodcommon dogwooddogwood winterflowering dogwoodgray dogwoodpagoda dogwoodpoison dogwoodred osier dogwood

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