HyperDic: american_dogwood

English > 1 sense of the expression *American dogwood*:
NOUN	plant	American dogwood, red osier, red osier dogwood, red dogwood, redbrush, Cornus stolonifera	common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers

English > *American dogwood*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers.
Synonyms	red osier, red osier dogwood, red dogwood, redbrush, Cornus stolonifera
Broader	dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel	A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers