Found 2 items, similar to Cornus florida.
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Definition: Cornus florida
Cornus florida
n : deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink
bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red
berries [syn:
common white dogwood,
eastern flowering dogwood
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cornus florida
Cornel
\Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See
Horn.]
1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (
Cornus Mas), a European
shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
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2. Any species of the genus
Cornus, as
Cornus florida,
the flowering cornel;
Cornus stolonifera, the osier
cornel;
Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or
bunchberry.
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Cornic
\Cor"nic\ (k[^o]r"n[i^]k), a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood
(
Cornus florida).
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Cornin
\Cor"nin\ (k?r"n?n), n. (Chem.)
(a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (
Cornus florida
), as a white crystalline substance; -- called
also
cornic acid.
(b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.
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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.
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Note: There are several species, one of which,
Cornus mascula
, called also
cornelian cherry, bears a red
acid berry.
Cornus florida is the flowering dogwood,
a small American tree with very showy blossoms.
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Dogwood tree.
(a) The dogwood or
Cornus.
(b) A papilionaceous tree (
Piscidia erythrina) growing in
Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
Jamaica dogwood.
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