Definition of Cornus mascula. Meaning of Cornus mascula. Synonyms of Cornus mascula

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Definition of Cornus mascula

Cornus mascula
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 Cornus mascula from wikipedia

- and Southwest Asia. Cornus mas, "male" cornel, was named so to distinguish it from the true dogberry, the "female" cornel, Cornus sanguinea, and so it...
- Linaria alpina Listera obovata Menyanthes trifoliata Orchis maculata Orchis mascula Osmunda regalis Paris quadrifolia Polemonium coeruleum Primula auricular...
- Crataegus Cornus Quercus cerris Honeysuckle Ribes sylvestre Viburnum opulus Hyacinthoides non-scripta Carex strigosa Carex pallescens Orchis mascula Anemone...
- tordylium Cornucopiae alopecuroides Cornucopiae cucullatum Cornus mas Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea subsp. cilicica Coronilla emeroides Corrigiola litoralis...
- Euphorbia amygdaloides Polygonatum multiflorum Anemone nemorosa Orchis mascula Myosotis sylvatica Lathraea squamaria Paris quadrifolia Galium odoratum...
- holly (Ilex aquifolium), spindle (Euonymus europaeus) and common dogwood (Cornus sanguinea). The structure of the woods has been greatly influenced by the...
- Status Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea * White dogwood Cornus alba * Cornelian-cherry Cornus mas * Dwarf cornel Cornus suecica Spotted-laurel...