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1. (n.) cornel
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME corneille < MF < VL *cornicul(a)= L corn(us) cornel +-i- -i - +-cula -cule1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel
a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
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1. (noun) cornel
the cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries
2. (noun) cornel
any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry
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