Definition of Dogwood. Meaning of Dogwood. Synonyms of Dogwood

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Definition of Dogwood

Dogwood
Dogwood 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.

Meaning of Dogwood from wikipedia

- 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive...
- Cornus florida, the flowering dogwood, is a species of flowering tree in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America and northern Mexico. An...
- red brush, red willow, redstem dogwood, redtwig dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood, cr**** dogwood, and western dogwood. It is a medium to tall deciduous...
- Cornaceae. Common names include kousa, kousa dogwood, Chinese dogwood, Korean dogwood, and ****anese dogwood. Synonyms are Benthamia kousa and Cynoxylon...
- Cornus nuttallii, the Pacific dogwood, western dogwood, or mountain dogwood, is a species of dogwood tree native to western North America. The tree's name...
- American dogwood may refer to: Cornus florida, a deciduous tree also known as Flowering Dogwood Cornus sericea, a deciduous shrub This page is an index...
- dogwood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dogwood is a common name for trees and shrubs in the temperate Northern Hemisphere genus Cornus. Dogwood may...
- Cornus racemosa, the northern swamp dogwood, gray dogwood, or panicle dogwood, is a shrubby plant native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United...
- Cornus sanguinea, the common dogwood or bloody dogwood, is a species of dogwood native to most of Europe and western Asia, from England and central Scotland...
- Silky dogwood is a common name for two species of shrubs, formerly treated as a single species: Cornus amomum, a more southerly species found in the eastern...