Thesaurus: dogwood

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1. n. The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.
2. n. a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
3. n. hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood
4. 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 erythring) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood.
5. The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood ofwhich is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.
6. n:100 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; resembles boxwood