English Explanatory Dictionary

dogwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.
  2. The wood of such trees and shrubs.
  3. A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒɡwʊd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dogwood.wav

Word forms

dogwood dogwoods

Etymology

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

Related words

dogberry cornel

Derived words

Asian dogwood Chinese dogwood common dogwood dogwood winter Florida dogwood flowering dogwood gray dogwood Japanese dogwood Korean dogwood pagoda dogwood poison dogwood red osier dogwood redtwig dogwood
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