HyperDic: dogwood

English > 2 senses of the word *dogwood*:
NOUN	plant	dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel	a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
NOUN	plant	dogwood	hard tough / tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus

dogwood > pronunciation
Sounds	dao'gwuh.d
Rhymes	adulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd...

English > *dogwood*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers.
Synonyms	dogwood tree, cornel
Member of	Cornus, genus Cornus	A rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including
Narrower	bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry, pudding berry, Cornus canadensis	Creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots
	common European dogwood, red dogwood, blood-twig, pedwood, Cornus sanguinea	European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers
	common white dogwood, eastern flowering dogwood, Cornus florida	deciduous tree
	cornelian cherry, Cornus mas	deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit
	red osier, red osier dogwood, red dogwood, American dogwood, redbrush, Cornus stolonifera	Common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
	silky cornel, silky dogwood, Cornus amomum	shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit
	silky dogwood, Cornus obliqua	shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel
Broader	angiospermous tree, flowering tree	Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Substances	dogwood	Hard tough / tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus
Spanish	cornejo, corno, cornus
Catalan	sanguinyol

English > *dogwood*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Hard tough / tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood.
Broader	wood	The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance of	dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel	A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
Spanish	madera de cornejo, madera de sanguiñuelo
Catalan	fusta de pelabou, fusta de sanguinyol

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