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Dogwood - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dogwood : (noun)
1: a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy
bracts resembling flowers [syn: dogwood tree, cornel]
2: hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble
boxwood
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Dogwood, TX
Zip code(s): 75979
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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